Today, in a major and naturally under-reported political milestone, Mr. Allawi, the new prime minister of Iraq, gave a short speech when swearing in the country's first independent government. The PM promised to "crush the outlaws" of al-Aqaida who are responsible for a bloody assassination spree in Fallujah, a vicious attempt to delay the turn-over that has left hundreds dead. Allawi had sought to restrain the United States' response in Fallujah - until he learned that he himself was targeted for death.
"I warn the forces of terror once again," now declares the prime minister. "We will not forget who stood with us and against us in this crisis."
With us and against us. Even in the Middle East, if not in Pastor Wright's United Church of Christ in Chicago, Illinois, normal people recognize the difference between the forces of hate and murder and America's protectors of peace and freedom. -- Our thanks to Grim's Hall, "True Believers," heartily recommended.
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