Operation “Killing the Mercenary Dogs”Have you ever heard of this operation? Well grasshopper if you haven’t let me drop some knowledge on you. This is the name that al-Qaeda in Iraq has given to its practice of harrassing and tormenting the population of that country. They have really been feeling the bite of our relentless pressure on them in the last few months. We have come across excellent intelligence which enabled us to put the bite on them.
I think that this operation is their answer to our relentless pressure. The operation seems to target Iraqi security officers and army personnel. I guess the terrorists consider them to be puppets of the US government. I believe that this operation is their way of showing that they still run things in Iraq.
In one incident they lined up security personnel and executed them in public. They taped the event to show the world while people on the street went about their normal business. Some even stopped to watch.
I think that our military ring customers would agree that these type of tactics won’t do a thing to win the hearts and minds of the civilian population. Al-Qaeda doesn’t seem to know of any tactics other than fear.
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