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Iraqi bloggers anti-sadr comments
here is a sampling of what the iraqi bloggers are saying------------------------

http://www.dear_raed.blogspot.com/ says

Every body, even the GC is very careful how they formulate their sentences and how they describe Sadir’s Militias. They are thugs, thugs thugs. There you have it.
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Iraq the Model says,

http://iraqthemodel.blogspot.com/

The coalition forces’ spokesman declared that the coalition intends to arrest Muqtada and sue him for atrocities he’s accused of.... I prefer to see the IP capture him rather than the coalition soldiers because this -although maybe difficult- will show that Iraqis will stop who tries to harm our people and destroy our future even if he’s a cleric and even if he has many aggressive supporters.

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Healing Iraq [zeyad is the link at the right] says,

Sadr’s aide and head of his office in Najaf, Qays Al-Khaz’ali, has declared the latest looting and killing spree going on in several Iraqi southern cities as an Intifada against the occupation. Speaking on behalf of Muqtada, he stated that they will certainly not calm down any soon because the Quran orders them not to; "Fight those who fight against you".... One of his aides claimed that a delegation from Sistani met with Sadr informing him that the leading Shi’ite cleric supports Sadr and his followers and that their cause is legitimate. This contradicts Shitstani’s statements yesterday, indicating that the old wizard is either suffering from senility or is playing his own dirty tricks. None of Sistani’s agents have either denied or confirmed this claim, but they say that he will personally meet with Sadr tomorrow....I work in the Basrah governorate weeks ago, terrorizing IP officers, civil servants, and doctors but nobody was listening. I don’t think I will be heading back there any soon now. What surprises me is the almost professional coordination of the uprisings in all of these areas. I’m assuming, of course, that the money and equipment supplied by our dear Mullahs in Iran is being put to use good enough, not to mention the hundreds of Pasderan and Iranian intelligence officers.. sorry I mean Iranian Shia pilgrims that have been pouring into Iraq for months now.
...A couple of GC members have shyly spoken against the violence. Ayad Allawi (INA) first described the uprisings as being directed by ’evil and dark forces who wish no prosperity for Iraqis’, then he started beseeching his ’brother’ Muqtada Al-Sadr to stay calm (Even he is scared from Sadr’s thugs?). SCIRI leader, Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim condemned the behaviour of occupation forces in killing civilians in Najaf and called for their punishment. The Iraqi Ministry of Justice stated that they had absolutely nothing to do with the arrest warrant for Muqtada Al-Sadr. And you want us to keep hope?

No one knows where it is all heading. If this uprising is not crushed immediately and those
militia not captured then there is no hope at all. If you even consider negotiations or appeasement, then we are all doomed.



Posted by: mhw 2004-04-08
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=30032