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2004-08-28 Iraq-Jordan

Al-Sistani opposes armed resistance against US occupation

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Posted by Frank G 2004-08-28 8:54:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Notice the news slant: not "Firebrand" or "Popular" Sadr.... just plain old "Radical", and he didn't get an invite.

Posted by OldSpook 2004-08-28 10:47:16 AM|| 2004-08-28 10:47:16 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Talk about humiliation, the worst of all things that can happen to a Muslim. Sadr loses perhaps thousands of fighters, including his best guys, and comes out with what? Nothing. Worse, he's rebuked by the most revered ayatollah in the country.

And as the reports come out (and they will) about how much was looted, how much was defiled, and how much damage his morons committed at that shrine, his reputation will be less than zero. Probably unrecoverable. And what about his funders? Are they still going to back such an obvious loser?

This worked out very, very well.

Posted by RMcLeod 2004-08-28 1:10:08 PM|| 2004-08-28 1:10:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 RMcLeod: And what about his funders? Are they still going to back such an obvious loser?

I sure hope so. They've got to back someone, and if they're going to do so, my hand-picked candidate is Sadr. This is why killing Sadr is a bad idea. The guy's a proven loser, yet stands in the way of anyone better at this business. And that's all to the good. It's also funny how Sistani "opposes armed resistance" against Uncle Sam when he can't even protect his people against getting killed by Sadr's henchmen. Talk about getting a lemon and making lemonade.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2004-08-28 7:38:24 PM|| [http://diggsc.typepad.com/] 2004-08-28 7:38:24 PM|| Front Page Top

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