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2009-05-06 Olde Tyme Religion
Finally: Grand Ayatollah Muqtada al-Sadr
Al-Sadr, who leads the Mahdi Army militia, also met both Recep Tayyip Erodgan, the Turkish prime minister, and president Abdullah Gul in Ankara.
Radical Iraqi Shia cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr, is reported to have assumed the title of Grand Ayatollah after concluding his studies in the holy city of Qom in Iran. Sources close to the cleric's faction released the news to the Arab daily, al-Sharq al-Awsat.

Around 70 supporters of al-Sadr on Sunday concluded a conference in Sadr City the Turkish city of Istanbul where they elected new leaders and mapped out their future.

Al-Sadr, who leads the Mahdi Army militia, also met both Recep Tayyip Erodgan, the Turkish prime minister, and president Abdullah Gul in Ankara on Friday during his visit to Turkey.

Al-Sadr joined his supporters after completing two years of study in Iran and was expected to return to Iraq this week to resume his religious leadership.

During the Shia conference entitled 'The Al-Sadr faction and future challenges', Al-Sadr's supporters renewed their commitment to fight the occupation of their country and demand the removal of all foreign troops, while seeking greater collaboration with other Iraqi political parties.
Posted by Seafarious 2009-05-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ]  Top

#1 Mazel Tov, Dickhead.
Posted by DK70 the scantily clad 2009-05-06 01:46||   2009-05-06 01:46|| Front Page Top

#2 POPE BENEDICT....
Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-05-06 01:47||   2009-05-06 01:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Can we get a picture of Mookie's forehead blisters?
Posted by Muggsy Glink 2009-05-06 02:48||   2009-05-06 02:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Really you aren't suppose to 'assume' the title of Grand Ayatollah, it's something that you earn when you achieve a certain critical mass of supporters and respect. Also it usually takes a few decades of study and numerous books before one could hope to have the term applied to them.
Posted by Gaz 2009-05-06 03:40||   2009-05-06 03:40|| Front Page Top

#5 Al-Sadr joined his supporters after completing two years of study in Iran and was expected to return to Iraq this week to resume his religious leadership.

I guess it's just dumb luck that the US is withdrawing about the same time he's returning to Iraq.
Posted by gorb 2009-05-06 04:25||   2009-05-06 04:25|| Front Page Top

#6 Gaz, I would assume that the title doesn't devolve due to primogeniture, but that would be a big part of Muqtada's claim?
Posted by Free Radical">Free Radical  2009-05-06 05:07||   2009-05-06 05:07|| Front Page Top

#7 A joke. His men yet do not know.
Posted by newc">newc  2009-05-06 05:38||   2009-05-06 05:38|| Front Page Top

#8 Gosh! Grand Ayatollah in only two years. That's quite a feat for the Jethro Bodine of the islamic world.
Posted by ed 2009-05-06 08:06||   2009-05-06 08:06|| Front Page Top

#9 Appears the business developers at ACORN have been very busy of late.
Posted by Besoeker 2009-05-06 08:09||   2009-05-06 08:09|| Front Page Top

#10 So now he's a Grand Assatollah. Does he get a sprocket?

It does mean that terrorism is, indeed, a part of mainstream Islam.
Posted by CrazyFool 2009-05-06 08:29||   2009-05-06 08:29|| Front Page Top

#11 maybe a better dental plan?
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2009-05-06 08:46||   2009-05-06 08:46|| Front Page Top

#12 Amazing what University of Somalia is now offering via correspondance course these days....
Posted by Uncle Phester 2009-05-06 08:59||   2009-05-06 08:59|| Front Page Top

#13 We could in and buy him a nice Parker Pen and Mechanical Pencil set. And yes "Mazel Tov Dickhead" would make a nice engravement.
Posted by .5MT 2009-05-06 09:00||   2009-05-06 09:00|| Front Page Top

#14 Not wishing to inflame or futher alienate the 'wonderful faith of Islam' our military forces declined numerous opportunities to aerate with bullet old Moqtada and his cadre. The infestation continues.
Posted by Besoeker 2009-05-06 09:05||   2009-05-06 09:05|| Front Page Top

#15 FWIW, Ayatollah means "sign of God"

Ayat = sign
Posted by lord garth 2009-05-06 09:49||   2009-05-06 09:49|| Front Page Top

#16 "See, I got my Associate's Degree in Grand Ayatollahship from the Qom online school of Air Conditioner Repair, Dental Hygiene, Business Administration, Grand Ayatollahship, and Cosmetology. I also got an MBA in Islamic Hedge Fund Management, Marriage Counseling, Chiropractic and Aromatherapy."
Posted by Anonymoose 2009-05-06 11:25||   2009-05-06 11:25|| Front Page Top

#17 Sistani is Grand, this kid is a punk
Posted by mehdi 2009-05-06 11:37||   2009-05-06 11:37|| Front Page Top

#18 Al-Sadr, who leads the Mahdi Army militia, also met both Recep Tayyip Erodgan, the Turkish prime minister, and president Abdullah Gul in Ankara on Friday during his visit to Turkey.

This Turkish guy Erodgan needs to be overthrown,Has many Islamist enemies of the West as pals.Come on the Turkish Army act before its too late!!!
Posted by Paul2 2009-05-06 12:41||   2009-05-06 12:41|| Front Page Top

#19 Elevate him to the next level so he can go hide in a well for a few centuries.
Posted by KBK 2009-05-06 13:51||   2009-05-06 13:51|| Front Page Top

#20 But, he has such a nice smile.....
Posted by Sneaque Sinatra2090 2009-05-06 14:08||   2009-05-06 14:08|| Front Page Top

#21 What about Ayatollah Rockenrollah?
Posted by mojo 2009-05-06 15:26||   2009-05-06 15:26|| Front Page Top

#22 "Nobody knows what its like, to be the e-mam...to look like a bat-man...."
Posted by swksvolFF 2009-05-06 17:03||   2009-05-06 17:03|| Front Page Top

#23 The fate of Turkey's military is sealed
and identical to that of Iran...

Pusillanimity does NOT pay!

Posted by Ming the Merciless">Ming the Merciless  2009-05-06 19:06|| www.darthprophet.com]">[www.darthprophet.com]  2009-05-06 19:06|| Front Page Top

#24 Is a Grand Ayatollah above or below the pay grade of a Community Organizer?

And if you assume a title does the rest of the world assume with you?
Posted by Skunky Glins 5***">Skunky Glins 5***  2009-05-06 23:27||   2009-05-06 23:27|| Front Page Top

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