Iraqi security officials say al-Qaida-inspired militants have seized the northern city of Tikrit.
The two officials in Baghdad told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Saddam Hussein’s hometown was under the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, whose fighters this week took control of Mosul, the country’s second largest city.
The officials say the provincial governor based in the city is missing.
They spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to release the information.
(AP)
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Bad news for the Democrats (and isolationist Republicans). At least when the Congressional Democrats managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in Vietnam, it was on the watch of a Republican Commander in Chief. It should be remembered that the blame placed on the Democrats for the defeat in Vietnam (and the massive number of refugees, showing the Democrats were wrong in believing that the Vietnamese were pro-communist), and the Carter fiasco in dealing with Iran, were a major factor in leading to the Republicans resugence under Reagan.