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| Just say no...to Sistani |
| 2004-04-16 |
| Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani the leading Shi'ite Muslim cleric in Iraq , has told the United States not to enter the holy city of Najaf in pursuit of Moqtada al-Sadr. In a show of strength of his position against the young upstart Moqtada al-Sadr, Sistani is showing he is the man the occupation forces have to deal with, and he is the person who will be involved in the political process which will see the occupation forces handing over political power to the majority Shi'ite. Moqtada al-Sadr's mini battles with the Americans have suited Sistani as they have given the occupation forces a taste of what can be unleashed should the need arise. In reality al-Sadr is a small player which Sistani can slap around and most likely a deal has been reached which will see the Americans not entering Najaf to capture al-Sadr, but rather see him being picked up in a few months time after the hand-over of power. |
| Posted by:Long Hair Republican |
| #6 Kill 'em both......and anyone else who doesn't like it. We're being wayyyy too easy on those animals. |
| Posted by: Halfass Pete 2004-04-16 11:39:08 PM |
| #5 Sistani should be told to present Sadr's head on a platter in 48 hours or watch as the US forces remove the rubbish from his holy cities. Any outcome that leaves Sadr and his "army" alive is not an acceptable solution. |
| Posted by: RWV 2004-04-16 8:53:25 PM |
| #4 And I just noticed the link for this post goes to Al Jazeera. Which may mean it's spin, as they change gears from "that Sadr boy is really teaching the Americans a lesson" to "so they could have handled Sadr, but it was really Sistani teaching the Americans a lesson..." Bah! I reiterate! Bah! This calls for a good Nero Wolfe quote, but I can't think of one. |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2004-04-16 5:14:41 PM |
| #3 Please note the previous Rantburg article about some pre-unpleasantness elections in the marshes of southern Iraq, and my commentary on same. I doubt anyone here would want to have to choose between having Sadr or Sistani run their life. There are probably plenty of Iraqis that feel the same way. |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2004-04-16 5:11:58 PM |
| #2 Better yet.... picked off in a few hours by a sniper..... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-04-16 5:05:56 PM |
| #1 but rather see him being picked up in a few months time after the hand-over of power. That'd work. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-04-16 4:47:25 PM |