Boston.com / News / World / Shiite militias control three Iraqi cities; Japanese, Israeli Arabs kidnapped

Boston.com / News / World / Shiite militias control three Iraqi cities; Japanese, Israeli Arabs kidnapped: "BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Sunni guerrillas killed a U.S. Marine Thursday in the fourth day of the battle for Fallujah, and militant Shiite militiamen held all or part of three southern cities. In an ominous new tactic, kidnappers seized foreign hostages, threatening to burn three Japanese captives alive if Tokyo did not withdraw troops. "

The world can see for itself the kind of people we are dealing with here. Civilians who are in Iraq to provide aid are now being kidnapped! Where are the so called Islamic Clerics condemning this activity? Indeed it is a "cleric" who is fueling the terrorist acts themselves! They see the political division in this country as an achilliles heel, a weakness to be exploited and the democrats are giving them plenty of hope that we will cut and run. The reaction should be to go in and get this guy ASAP preferably with Iraqi's law abiding citizens taking the point ! They are goating us into firing on and destroying a mosque. I would not be surprised if they already have the place wired to explode when our people get in there just to fuel the impression this is a holy war. Which by the way it is. They have declared war or "jihad" on us and we have declared it on them in return. A rose by any other name ! What difference does it make? Countries who harbor these bastards should also suffer the consquences. Where has the UN been ? Notice you don't hear a word out of that debating club.... They are hiding under their beds . And Kerry wants to turn the terrorist problem over to them ??? What is he thinking ??? -- zzb