Just The News: Newly installed Mustafa Al Kadhimi promises that those who “spilled Iraqi blood will not be allowed to rest.”
In one of his first acts as prime minister, Iraq’s Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Monday ordered the arrest of several men in connection with shooting death Sunday of an anti-government protester.
“Under my direction, our security forces carried out operations to detain those behind assaulting protesters in Basra, based on judicial warrants,” al-Kadhimi tweeted on Monday. “I promised that those who have spilled Iraqi blood will not be allowed to rest and we are honoring that promise.”
The accused men allegedly belong to the Iran-aligned Thaar Allah party. Some of them reportedly opened fire on protesters over the weekend in the southern province of Basra. read more
you go mustafa! bring them to their knees! we can be behind you here (and i don’t mean like behind a goat.)
Obama is not pleased.
CODE OF HAMMURABI
282 rules, many of which resulted in death or dismemberment. And mostly if someone couldn’t pay their way out of it.
Honestly, in that part of the world, IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE. There are so many crooks, thieves, and scumbags, lopping their heads off one at a time is the only way to get rid of them, and keep the others at bay.
At least Saddam knew how to control these animals, and the Persians on their border. Only mistake was, he got arrogant, and screwed around with the United States. His sons were riddled with bullet holes, and Saddam found the business end off a noose. Yeah, that was pretty dumb.