August 19, 2004
DOES ANYONE OUTSIDE THE WESTERN MEDIA LISTEN TO THE GUY?:
Al-Sadr Tells Militia to Turn Over Shrine (ABDUL HUSSEIN AL-OBEIDI, 8/19/04, Associated Press)
An aide to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said the militant leader instructed his followers late Thursday to hand control of a revered shrine to top religious authorities in Iraq.Posted by Orrin Judd at August 19, 2004 6:30 PM
A top al-Sadr aide, Aws al-Khafaji, told the pan-Arab Al-Jazeera television station that the cleric asked his militia to give control of the Imam Ali Shrine compound to officials from the office of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq's top Shiite Muslim cleric.
Okay Al-Sadr rebelled once, lots of his followers got killed as he urged a fight to the death, then he came to an agreement with the US. Later, her rebelled a second time, lots of his followers got killed as he urged a fight to the death, then he came to an agreement with the Iraqi government.
What kind of moron would respond to his call for a fight to the death next time?
Posted by: Brandon at August 19, 2004 8:05 PMWestern journalists?
Posted by: oj at August 19, 2004 8:08 PMMookie no wanna die.
Posted by: Bartman at August 19, 2004 8:17 PMFirst Fallujah, now this. Keep it up and it's Vietnam all over again.
Posted by: Bill at August 19, 2004 10:46 PMShia morons.
Posted by: Harry Eagar at August 20, 2004 12:04 AMSo you're in good company, Harry.
Posted by: oj at August 20, 2004 12:13 AMIraq's waco coming up...
Posted by: andy at August 20, 2004 12:14 AMFunny, as of this morning, they're still there.
Tell me again about those influential senior Shia clerics you're bettin' on.
Posted by: Harry Eagar at August 22, 2004 3:58 PMWhat's the rush? The clerics aren't going to remove him.
Posted by: oj at August 22, 2004 5:23 PM