Iraqi Police and Shiite Militia Kill 60 In Revenge Attacks

   Officials in Iraq say that as many as 60 Sunni people were killed today by Shiite militants and police who were hostile after the truck bombings in the northwestern section of Tal Afar. These were revenge killings, incase you didn't  notice that.

   The Iraqi army has arrested 18 policemen who were involved in this shooting spree after Sunni residents identified them as some who were shooting at residents and at their homes. No Shiite militiamen have been arrested as of yet.

  Hospital officials said that the men shot were between the ages of 15 and 50 and were shot in the back of the head.    Source

   Things just keep getting better and better in Iraq. This is the democracy that Bush has been put in place for the Iraqi people to live by?

   The only good thing about Iraqi justice is that the policemen who did this thing will be swiftly executed after their trials are over.

 Iraq police Shiite militia Tal Afar

 

Withdrawal Language Makes It Through The Senate

  As you may know by now, the Senate passed the bill for the Iraq war funding with its withdrawal deadlines still intact, by a very close vote.

50-48-2 was the vote and the following is a record of how the Democrats and the Republicans voted. Go to the  U.S. Senate for the complete rundown.

   The Short version from Daily Kos  Tue Mar 27, 2007

Democrats voting for amendment (or the wrong way):

Mark Pryor (AR)

Independents voting for it:

Joe Lieberman (CT)

Republicans voting against it:

Chuck Hagel (NE)
Gordon Smith (OR)

Not voting:

Mike Enzi (R-WY)
Tim Johnson (D-SD)

This means that the following Republicans facing tough or potentially tough reelection battles in 2008 just voted to escalate Bush's war with no accountability. These guys just voted to attach themselves even closer to Bush's hip:

Norm Coleman (MN)
Susan Collins (ME)
John Cornyn (TX)
Liddy Dole (NC)
Pete Domenici (NM)
Mitch McConnel (KY)
Pete Sessions (AL)
John Sununu (NH)
John Warner (VA)

Reid did an incredible job of keeping Democrats together. I mean, he even brought Ben Nelson aboard! Pretty impressive.

 

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