From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Mark wrote:
> Looks like we continue to lose the media war, thanks mostly to the division
> right here me thinks (remember all the screaming when we were placing
> accurate articles in the Iraqi press -- can't do that now can we? Dumb).
>
> Anyway, these guys have proven reliable from the getgo:
>
> http://iraqthemodel.blogspot.com/2007/04/wall.html
> First and foremost, I don't know why "The Wall" is becoming
such an issue
> now. Work to construct similar walls started weeks ago in the Amiriya and
> Ghazaliyah districts. The "news" went utterly unnoticed then.
>
> But that's not what matters. What does matter is effectiveness versus
> side-effects. Neither should be neglected.
>
> Yesterday leaflets were distributed in the streets of Adhamiya (or Azamiya,
> English doesn't have the exact sound anyway). The leaflets - printed and
> distributed by persons unknown - called on residents to protest the building
> of the wall. Knowing that the only organized entity capable of such quick
> response to events in Adhamiya are either the insurgents or al-Qaeda
> strongly indicates that they were behind the planned protest. More important
> still is that it indicates they see the wall as a threat to their movement
> and ability to carry out their actions.
>
> From a tactical point of view these walls can be very useful in reducing the
> levels of violence in targeted areas. Militants will have to stay in their
> home areas to avoid passing through the controlled gates. This reduces their
> ability to transport weapons and munitions for storage or operations in
> other districts. Failing that they will have to relocate to a district where
> it would be easier for them to operate. In either case the capacity of the
> militants to sustain their current level of operations would be impaired....
>

Yup. Mostly accurate which shows this must be a quote & not a Mark
view...

Adam

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