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Where in the World Is Moqtada al-Sadr?Posted on Feb 14, 2007
An anonymous U.S. official said on Tuesday that prominent Shiite cleric and Iraqi political figure Moqtada al-Sadr had fled to Iran in order to escape either an American crackdown or fringe elements of his own militia. But several Iraqi officials on Wednesday, also speaking anonymously, said al-Sadr was still in Iraq. The head of al-Sadr’s coalition in parliament confirmed that he remains in Iraq, but reports from other representatives suggest there is cause for concern over his safety. A disinformation campaign regarding the cleric’s whereabouts could be responsible for the Iran rumor, and he is said to sleep in a different bed every night.
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By Moe Hare, February 16, 2007 at 5:26 pm #
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al-Sadr doesnt want to be disturbed, he’s busy making a deal with the CIA.
Report thisBy Bukko in Australia, February 16, 2007 at 7:46 am #
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What? He wouldn’t stand still in one place so he could be “accidentally” killed in a “security operation”? The dastardly bounder! How dare he?!? Doesn’t he know the Americans always get the bad guy in the movies? What’s that you say? This isn’t a movie—it’s real life? Obviously you don’t work for the White House or the Pentagon…
Report thisBy Terry Sloth, February 14, 2007 at 2:54 pm #
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He’s sleeping in the Lincoln Bedroom--war makes strange bedfellows.
Report thisBy Farakon, February 14, 2007 at 11:52 am #
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Have you ever seen a photo of this guy where he doesnt look all pissed off?
Either only the angry photos get through the censors or this is one angry dude.
Report thisBy mark, February 14, 2007 at 9:16 am #
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The unnamed official only had half the story, Al Sadr did leave Iraq but not for Iran. Al Sadr and his armed posse boarded El Al 007 for Cleveland Ohio, to terrorize Rep. John Boehner.
Report thisBy Rodney Matthews, February 14, 2007 at 8:42 am #
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Al-Sadr was last seen having lunch with Elvis and Bin Laden
Report thisBy Dr. Knowitall, PhD, PhD, February 14, 2007 at 8:06 am #
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All due respect to the fine people of Iraq and the Middle East, you people are nuts!! I recognize you have good reason to be. I know you will understand if the US finally admits you can’t be saved by anyone but yourselves--which may take another millennium or two--and we go home and take our economic knocks. My biggest fear is that we’ll become like you if we hang around there much longer. I’d far rather pay 4 or 5 bucks a gallon for gas; I’ll find ways to offset that. You folks need to take a long, OBJECTIVE, RATIONAL look at what you’re doing to yourselves and especially your children, consider that life on earth, SINCE THAT’S THE ONE YOU NOW HAVE, may be worth living and making the most and best of. You can make Iraq a viable, sovereign nation, if you want to. Put the future of your children ahead of your own selfish, religious, beliefs. Your children need you to do that. If you can’t do that, then you should stop bearing children.
Report thisBy Chaseme, February 14, 2007 at 7:46 am #
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What f***ing children! Maybe if they had said Osama bin Ladin was in Iran back in 2001, we may have bought into that one.
But, to make claims on this level only make our little children tip the ‘brat scale’ much farther than Paris Hilton had taken it.
Get a life!
Report thisBy no one, February 14, 2007 at 7:07 am #
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Moqtada who????????
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Report thisBy cadence, February 14, 2007 at 6:49 am #
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I am skeptical about this report of al Sadr fleeing to Iran. One, why would he be afraid for his life, anymore now than he has been for the past four years? He doesn’t strike me as much of a scaredy cat. And two, the report sounds like spin, trying to create a link between al Sadr and Iran, at a time when the US needs good justification to do a “Fallujah” on Sadr City, as well as justification to broaden the war into Iran. What better story than to link al Sadr with Iran? I don’t believe it.
Report thisBy Bring the Troops Home!, February 14, 2007 at 5:12 am #
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