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Iraqi Shiites (some of them) Rebuke Iran
Shiites in S. Iraq Rebuke TehranPetition Calls for U.N. Probe Into Iran's Influence, Sheiks Say By Amit R. Paley and Sudarsan Raghavan Washington Post Foreign Service Thursday, November 22, 2007; Page A25 BAGHDAD, Nov. 21 -- More than 300,000 Shiite Muslims from southern Iraq have signed a petition condemning Iran for fomenting violence in Iraq, according to a group of sheiks leading the campaign. "The Iranians, in fact, have taken over all of south Iraq," said a senior tribal leader from the south who spoke on condition of anonymity because he feared for his life. "Their influence is everywhere." [the 300k number is almost certainly exaggerated and the groups supporting this petition range from the awful to the murky; nonetheless, everything has to start somewhere] Posted by: mhw 2007-11-23 |
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