Tribal leaders, clerics call for an end to Iraq's sectarian violence

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Dressed in outfits ranging from business suits and ties to traditional Arab robes and head scarves, the tribal leaders and Sunni Arab, Shiite and Kurdish clerics met at Al-Hashimi mosque in northern Baghdad. At one point, they knelt on a carpet to pray together in a unified ritual.

Ayatollah Hussein Ismail al-Sadr, Baghdad's most senior Shiite cleric, called for an end to bloodshed.

“Iraq is undergoing its most critical stage ever. Our blood is being shed every minute and our ordeals are increasing every day. The safety of Iraq should be above all other goals,” he said.

Al-Sadr urged his countrymen to “respect the opinions and beliefs of each other because it is the only way to preserve our country.”

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/iraq/20060510-0946-iraq-peacemeeting.html

[Javaman]

1. So are these boobs members of the Green Zone Mafia or

are they actual leaders that the populus listen to?

Somehow I think it's the former.