Newer PostOlder PostW E D N E S D A Y , A U G U S T 1 8 , 2 0 0 4Good News in Iraqby Michael in New York on 8/18/2004 12:40:00 PMThe New York Times reports that the rebel cleric Al-Sadr has acceptedtruce terms of the interim Iraqi government -- namely to leave theholy shrine and, perhaps, to convert his militia into a politicalorganization.</p><p> The bad news is that every time Al-Sadr resorts toviolence and makes cynical use of holy shrines he grows in popularity,so he might very well do so again.</p><p> But dealing with the interimgovernment by negotiating and accepting their terms gives it thecredibility it so desperately needs.</p><p> Al-Sadr can't keep working withthe Iraqi leaders and then pretend they're illegitimate.</p><p> That's onegood sign for long term stability as the January elections grow closer. www.MoneyAndMarkets.comAds by Google Add New Comment Logged in as AnonymousUser Logout from DisqusLogged in asusing Facebook Connect (Logout)Type your comment here.</p><p> Unclaimed Register withDISQUSWhy?Use Media â–¼Community Page Comments feed Trackbacks(Trackback URL)blog comments powered by DisqusHomeSponsored LinksTarget Job-seekers online Daily KosGoons at Cincinnati "tea party" bullied, intimidatedmedia - WKRC-TV, the CBS affiliate in Cincinnati,reports that in March one of their reporters wasforced to leave a so-called "tea party" protest aftera small ...9 minutes agoThink ProgressSenate Should Ignore Nutty Glenn Beck ConspiracyTheories And Appoint Harold Koh - Our guestblogger is Henry Fernandez, a Senior Fellow at theCenter For American Progress Action Fund.</p><p> AsThinkProgress recently noted, a small number ofc...13 minutes agoHuffPost PoliticsZP Heller: Why Dr.</p><p> King Would Break the Silenceon Afghanistan - We must invest in our owneconomic recovery and in fixing Afghanistan'shumanitarian crisis.17 minutes agoFiredoglakeOperation Stonewall Stalls Johnsen and Koh -While we wait for the last ballot count in theFranken-Coleman contest, I thought I'd tie inOperation Stonewall to the Republicans' bizarreand seemingly ...19 minutes agoPaul KrugmanOne more time - Brad DeLong is, rightly, horrifiedat the great Ricardian equivalencemisunderstanding.</p><p> It's one thing to have anargument about whether consumers are perf...39 minutes agoJ O H N ' S P H OT O S 2009 Grant ApplicationsStart applying for free money with 1000'sof Grant Applications!www.USAGrantApplications.comBuy New Iraqi DinarsSpecial Prices for Illinois Dinar AuthenticityGuaranteedwww.DinarProfits.comIT Security Boot CampGovernment IT Security Training.</p><p> VotedBest Boot Camp & ILT TrainingIntenseSchool.com AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Good...http://www.americablog.com/2004/08/good-news-in-iraq.html 1 of 64/6/09 8:06 PM
