Word: shying
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Iraq experts in the intelligence community believe that the proposed constitution, which creates autonomous regions for the Kurds and Shi'ites in the oil-rich north and south, could heighten the chances of an outright civil war. "A lot of us who have followed this thing have come to the conclusion that the Sunnis are the wolves--the real warriors--and the religious Shi'ites are the sheep," says an intelligence officer. "The Sunnis have the power to maintain this violence indefinitely...
WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO THE CALLS OF ABU MOUSAB AL-ZARQAWI FOR VIOLENCE AGAINST SHI'ITES IN IRAQ, AND COULD IT LEAD TO CIVIL...
...decision that leads to the killing of innocents is something that we reject. We simply do not accept this kind of approach against Sunnis, against Shi'as, against Christians, against Jews. But I think there is a link between [al-Zarqawi] and the continued occupation of Iraq. [Terrorist violence] is perhaps the best excuse to continue the occupation. This is why it is so important to let the people of Iraq stand on their own feet. And they are perfectly capable of ensuring their own security...
...foreign jihadis and a hideout for al-Zarqawi and his deputies. After the fall of Fallujah, the town became a propaganda tool for the resistance, with attacks on U.S. forces in the city featured heavily in the "top 10 attacks" videos circulated among insurgent groups. For civilians, especially the Shi'ite minority, the city became a prison under insurgent rule. Al-Zarqawi's shock troops commandeered buses, schools and businesses for military purposes, evicting uncooperative families and selling their furniture. Insurgent videos and residents' accounts detail how anyone deemed to be collaborating with U.S. forces was executed, often publicly...
...order for the main force to move comes on Sept. 2. That day, in an armored squadron pushing into the city from the north and the south, Grim Troop's Blue Platoon, dubbed the Dragoons, enters from the southeast along an artery code-named Route Corvette, into a predominantly Shi'ite neighborhood. Within 30 minutes, they come under sniper fire. A three-man sniper team from the élite Iraqi Counterterrorism Task Force (akin to the U.S. Delta Force), with a pair of U.S. special-forces liaisons, takes positions in front of the platoon, scanning for muzzle flashes...