Friday, December 19, 2008

Meanwhile, Over in Sarah al-Baradi Paradise

Sadr City, the South Bronx of Baghdad, has always been a rough neighborhood. Needless to say, carrying a gun here is considered a legal, moral right. Today, American and Iraqi troops are trying to do the once-unthinkable, and take Sadr City's weapons away...

In this part of Baghdad, the government of Nuri al-Maliki has rescinded the old "one AK-47 per household" rule; unless a weapon is registered - or belongs to a member of the security forces - it will be confiscated.
Mission accomplished?

But don't worry--it says they're going to use those search warrants we talked about...

[Via Plug Nickel Times]

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Not sure if I saw it on your blog David, but last week Iraqi kids were being told to turn in their toy guns.

Anonymous said...

That's called "practice."

Anonymous said...

liberated at last.