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Tater puts hairy eyeball on disobedient minions
Moqtada al-Sadr has threatened rogue commanders in his Mahdi Army militia with the wrath of God, his principal mouthpiece told worshippers at prayer on Friday. | "I declare that you will be cursed. Sayid Moqtada al-Sadr is a blessing from God upon you and is your protector." |
In recent weeks armed groups claiming allegiance to al-Sadr's movement have fought pitched battles with Iraqi security forces in two southern towns, Diwaniyah and Amara, despite calls from al-Sadr for restraint. "This disobedience to the leadership has divided us and earned us multiple enemies," declared Sheikh Jaber al-Khafaji, the preacher who speaks for al-Sadr at the mosque in the central Iraqi town of Kufa. "The directives of Moqtada al-Sadr in his speach during Eid prayers should not go unnoticed," he added, referring to the latest of al-Sadr's recent attempts to rein in his movement's more unruly cadres. "If you do not obey, you will regret it. Indeed, I declare that you will be cursed. Sayid Moqtada al-Sadr is a blessing from God upon you and is your protector," Khafaji told the large crowd in this Shia area.
Posted by: Fred 2006-10-28 |
