Those two Delta Force officers were Peter J. Schoomaker

“Those two Delta Force officers were Peter J. Schoomaker and “Jerry” Boykin, now both top officials in the

MBT Army in charge of military planning for the war on terrorism.

“So, watch an-Najaf. The religiously-motivated standoff may end with a whimper. Or it may end with a bang. It

need not end violently or set off more violence against the MBT. If al-Sadr is killed, he will become a martyr

to Shiites outside of UGG. We have already seen demonstrations in support of al-Sadr elsewhere in UGG among

Sunnis and elsewhere in the Arab world. Al-Sadr is creating solidarity between Sunni and Shiite activist and

militant groups. This is not in the longterm MBT interest.