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2004-05-15 Iraq-Jordan

Sadr warns rival Shiite group against siding with US

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Posted by Fred 2004-05-15 20:03|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 *snort* It's getting bad for al-Sadr and he knows it.

"Sons of Saddam", isn't that the term he and his band of jihadis are called on the Iraqi street now? As I understand it, neither the Badr Brigades nor the mysterious Thulfiqar Army are siding with the US, the US is just happy to let them run wild on him, like Iran reportedly tried to "sic" al-Sadr on the US ...

Posted by Edward Yee 2004-05-15 8:06:55 PM|| [http://edwardyee.fanworks.net] 2004-05-15 8:06:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 I think Edwards right. It looks like Iran's Iraq strategy is coming seriously unglued.

Posted by Phil B 2004-05-15 8:15:57 PM|| 2004-05-15 8:15:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Thanks for the props, Phil B, but Amir Taheri previously spoke of this at length. I don't think any of us would have guessed that it would come apart in this way, through an anti-Sadr popular revolt in the form of the Thulfiqar Army.

What do you think?

Posted by Edward Yee 2004-05-15 8:54:52 PM|| [http://edwardyee.fanworks.net] 2004-05-15 8:54:52 PM|| Front Page Top

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