Friday, December 26, 2003

The mess is getting messier: Sunni religious leaders form a special Sunni council. Friday sermons in Sunni mosques yesterday were quite sectarian in saying that "Sunnis are at a disadvantage" because they alone have chosen to stand up to the occupation while Shi`ites and Kurds are cooperating with the occupation. Shi`ite speakers took offense as many consider their position (of peaceful resistance) to be one of non-cooperation, not to mention that many attacks on US and other "coalition" troops occur in Shi`ite areas. But US media only report occurrences in the so-called Sunni triangle. If they report otherwise, it may harm the propaganda image of the administration.