Anti-American Cleric Rising as Iraqi Kingmaker

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Anti-American Cleric Rising as Iraqi Kingmaker

From weekly.ahram.org.eg

The influential and virulently anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr

New York Times:

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 15—Late Saturday night, on the eve of a crucial vote to choose Iraq’s next prime minister, a senior Iraqi politician’s cellphone rang. A supporter of the Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr was on the line with a threat.

“He said that there’s going to be a civil war among the Shia” if Mr. Sadr’s preferred candidate was not confirmed, the politician said.

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By R. A. Earl, February 16, 2006 at 12:16 pm Link to this comment
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Two things:

1. Why does the link to the “Full Story” take me only to an AD for the NY Times?

2. What else do you expect from self-styled “clerics” like this guy? He, and, I guess, his followers, have all the maturity of a young child… “I WANT WHAT I WANT WHEN I WANT IT”... or I’ll start a war, or blow you up, have a tantrum or some other profoundly STUPID reaction.

Watching this whole Iraqui/Muslim dust up is like looking in on a primary schoolyard during recess. Where are the leaders with MATURITY and INTELLIGENCE… on EITHER SIDE?

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By E.T. Spoon, February 16, 2006 at 8:43 am Link to this comment
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Well, gee, you had to be blind to not see this coming. Oh, that’s right, Condi still hasn’t seen this coming.

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