Iraqi cleric urges action against U.S.

[DeaconBlues]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46467-2004Apr2.html


BAGHDAD, April 2 -- An influential Shiite Muslim cleric whose newspaper was shuttered for printing inflammatory articles called Friday for his followers to strike back at officials and appointees of the U.S.-led occupation authority.

"I and my followers of the believers have come under attack from the occupiers, imperialism and the appointees," Moqtada Sadr said in a sermon in the southern town of Kufa, outside the holy city of Najaf. "Be on the utmost readiness, and strike them where you meet them."

On Friday evening, clashes erupted in Kufa. Residents said that rocket-propelled grenades and mortars were fired but that it was unclear who was involved. At some point in the fighting, gunmen killed Kufa's police chief, Col. Saeed Tiryak, and a colleague, according to Iraqi police sources quoted by the Reuters news agency.

Spanish troops in charge of security in Najaf intervened, residents said, but the fighting continued into the evening. It was not clear whether the clash was related to Sadr's sermon.... (more)




Soon we will have the Shiites on our hands as well as the Sunnis. I would hate to be an American in Iraq right now.

[tridim]

1. Iraq is about to blow

and BushCo apparently couldn't care less. Kerry is going to inherit a nightmare.

[Pale_Rider]

2. Wonder if this is why http://www.sistani.org/ ...

... is not available?

Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani's page
http://www.sistani.org/

[Rex]

3. But but but...WMD!...liberation!...Democracy!

By God, just how many Iraqis do we have to kill before they start to love us?

[PaDUer]

4. That's right..

and you know damn well that anyone who's told to go there would have to be drugged to the max to do this. They're taking out the americans one by one.

[xchrom]

5. how is it bremer hasn't failed?

[Cooley Hurd]

6. Good morning DeaconBlues

There's an existing LBN thread on this topic. Please continue the discussion here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x460414

Thanks! :hi: