23.6.03
Here's a good one
Bremer insists security is his 'first priority,' blaming continuing political violence and acts of sabotage on 'a very small minority still trying to fight us' that is loyal to Saddam.
Perhaps he means small as in, 'the 12 year old girl who attacked a convoy with an AK-47 is small', and perhaps he means minority in the sense that 'as subjects of a colony of the US, Iraqis comprise a a minority population'.
As usual, the "liberal" media has to break the story first! A small minority may be shooting up the Americans, but as reported in the Independent (among other media outlets), "attacks on American troops are still sporadic and not organised centrally, but when one American soldier was shot dead and another wounded by gunmen in a passing car near al-Doura power station, passers-by unanimously said they approved of the attack". In other words, the resisters have widespread popular support in the areas they operate in, and that is what matters to keep the activity sustainable.
Bremer insists security is his 'first priority,' blaming continuing political violence and acts of sabotage on 'a very small minority still trying to fight us' that is loyal to Saddam.
Perhaps he means small as in, 'the 12 year old girl who attacked a convoy with an AK-47 is small', and perhaps he means minority in the sense that 'as subjects of a colony of the US, Iraqis comprise a a minority population'.
As usual, the "liberal" media has to break the story first! A small minority may be shooting up the Americans, but as reported in the Independent (among other media outlets), "attacks on American troops are still sporadic and not organised centrally, but when one American soldier was shot dead and another wounded by gunmen in a passing car near al-Doura power station, passers-by unanimously said they approved of the attack". In other words, the resisters have widespread popular support in the areas they operate in, and that is what matters to keep the activity sustainable.
