http://clipmarks.com/clipper/ratilfar/date/2008/4/16/http://rss.clipmarks.com/clipper/ratilfar/date/2008/4/16/15Clip, tag and save information that's important to you. Bookmarks save entire pages...Clipmarks save the specific content that matters to you!en-ushttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/AD64FA54-D793-4FD1-8BC0-55124B7E18F8/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/ratilfar/">ratilfar</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> The Colonials are not so willing to fight for their Imperial masters against their own people. What a surprise! <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/world/middleeast/16sadr.html?_r=1&ex=1365998400&en=3508851cadc301a5&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin" title="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/world/middleeast/16sadr.html?_r=1&ex=1365998400&en=3508851cadc301a5&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin">www.nytimes.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/ratilfar/512/F16B859F-DF33-4835-8D1B-E36612BD10E4.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/ratilfar/512/1DEC2E7E-8D03-461E-8065-8AF0089C3554.jpg" alt="A Desertion in Sadr City" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/ratilfar/512/1891A6A6-D6F6-4B90-9D90-63E52C4CF8A8.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>BAGHDAD — A company of Iraqi soldiers abandoned their positions on Tuesday night in Sadr City, defying American soldiers who implored them to hold the line against Shiite militias. </P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P> The retreat left a crucial stretch of road on the front lines undefended for hours and led to a tense series of exchanges between American soldiers and about 50 Iraqi troops who were fleeing. </P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P> Capt. Logan Veath, a company commander in the 25th Infantry Division, pleaded with the Iraqi major who was leading his troops away from the Sadr City fight, urging him to return to the front.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P> Captain Veath’s pleas failed, and senior American and Iraqi commanders mounted an urgent effort to regain the lost ground. An elite Iraqi unit was rushed in and with the support of the Americans began to fight its way north.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>Tuesday’s desertions in Sadr City, although involving a particularly hesitant Iraqi unit, left many of the Americans soldiers wondering about the tenacity of their Iraqi allies. </P></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/iraq/" rel="tag">iraq</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/war/" rel="tag">war</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/news/" rel="tag">news</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/desertions/" rel="tag">desertions</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/empire/" rel="tag">empire</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/imperialism/" rel="tag">imperialism</a></div>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/world/middleeast/16sadr.html?_r=1&ex=1365998400&en=3508851cadc301a5&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=sloginWed, 16 Apr 2008 16:33:55 GMT