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Kerry praises al-Sadr as "a legitimate voice"
NewsMax; EFL. Hat tip: LGF.At first I thought this was an especially poor-taste attempt at a ScrappleFace posting, but itâs for-real. In an interview broadcast Wednesday morning, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry defended terrorist Shiite imam Moqtada al-Sadr as a "legitimate voice" in Iraq, despite that fact that heâs led an uprising that has killed nearly 20 American GIs in the last two days. Speaking of al-Sadrâs newspaper, which was shut down by coalition forces last week after it urged violence against U.S. troops, Kerry complained to National Public Radio, "They shut [down] a newspaper that belongs to a legitimate voice in Iraq." This has to be one of the most monumentally stupid things ever said by a major party candidate for national office. Does Kerry realize how bad this sounds? In the next breath, however, the White House hopeful caught himself and quickly changed direction, adding, "Well, let me ... change the term âlegitimate.â It belongs to a voice â because he has clearly taken on a far more radical tone in recent days and aligned himself with both Hamas and Hezbollah, which is a sort of terrorist alignment." Guess he realized. But Kerry again seemed to voice sympathy for the Shiite terrorist when asked whether he supported al-Sadrâs arrest. "Not if itâs an isolated act without the other kinds of steps necessary to change the dynamics on the ground in Iraq," Kerry told NPR, in quotes first reported by the New York Sun. "If we canât completely transform Iraq in 72 hours, with a 100% guarantee of success, we should let him go." Unbelievable. I hope the RNC has the audio tape. The negative ad potential here is simply staggering. Posted by: Mike 2004-04-07 |
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