But Aren’t Psy-Ops Torture?
From a Stratfor report on the issue of Muqtada al-Sadr’s whereabouts:
U.S. statements regarding the Shiite leader’s alleged flight to Iran likely are part of psyops designed to weaken him by convincing those within his political movement and its armed wing that he has abandoned them ahead of the impending U.S.-Iraqi crackdown. There already are some indications that al-Sadr does not have complete control over his militia. By playing up the idea that al-Sadr has fled to Tehran, the United States can sow doubts among members of the Mehdi Army before U.S. and Iraqi forces pounce. And confusion about al-Sadr’s whereabouts will prove especially damaging to the Sadrite bloc, given its heavy focus on its leader and his family.
Stratfor mentioned in its annual forecast that the coming U.S. surge will focus on containing al-Sadr. For now, Iraq’s political and military situation has rendered the Shiite leader quite vulnerable. Whether al-Sadr makes an appearance in order to counter U.S. attempts to paint him as a cowardly captain abandoning his ship remains to be seen.
al-Sadr is a murderer of American soldiers.
The guy needs to be exterminated like the rat bastard he is.
