I cannot begin to tell you the depths of my disgust on hearing that Sunni leaders in Iraq are trying to negotiate a truce with the mass murderers and al Qaeda linked terrorist of the Islamic Army in Iraq.

And the Sunnis in Iraq wonder why they are being 'picked on' by the government? The very fact that any politician has open lines of communications with a group that intentionally murders hundreds of civilians, sometimes by beheading them, makes my head spin. If this guy has any knowledge of who these terrorists are shouldn't he be reporting that to the authorities?

Below the story you will find a photo compilation of the crimes of this group. Warning: Graphic images of the 'insurgency' as it truly is. You may recall that the Islamic Army in Iraq is the group that murdered Italian hostage Enzo Baldoni. But their crimes do not end there.

The Mujahidin Army, on the other hand, is likely made up of Baathist remnants and nationalist Sunni forces, and might be reasoned with. These guys are more interested in political power than in setting up the next Taliban like state.

BBC:

A prominent Iraqi Sunni politician has said that two insurgent groups are ready to disarm and begin talks with the Iraqi government.
Former minister Ayham al-Samarie said the Islamic Army in Iraq and the Mujahideen Army represented more than 50% of the resistance.

He said he began contacting the groups' political leaders five months ago.

The Islamic Army has claimed responsibility for several attacks and for taking hostages.

It was not possible to independently verify Mr Samarie's claim and the government would not comment on the matter, the Associated Press news agency reports.

The disclosure follows reports last week that Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari had opened indirect channels of communication with some militant groups, urging them to lay down their weapons.

Below: Image of Italian Red Cross worker Enzo Baldoni shortly before he was murdered by The Islamic Army in Iraq

Below: Italian hostage Salvatore Santoro shortly before he is murdered by either the Islamic Army in Iraq or the Mujahidin Army.
Below: Macedonians Dalibor Lazarevski and Zoran Naskovski shortly before they are murdered by The Islamic Army in Iraq.

The group also murdered 2 Pakistani civilians and scores of others.

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