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2019-07-02 Iraq

Iraq wants Shia militias as ‘indivisible’ part of army by July 31, militia headquarters closed, Tater withdraws

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Posted by Fred 2019-07-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iraq

#1 'Tater' ? As in Irish potato ? ☺

Posted by Dron66046 2019-07-02 03:00|| 2019-07-02 03:00|| Front Page Top

#2 From Fred’s auto-translator, which he is slowly updating:

Shiite holy man Moqtada Tater al-Sadr
... the Iranian catspaw holy man who was 22 years old in 2003 and was nearing 40 in 2010. He spends most of his time in Iran, safely out of the line of fire, where he's learning to be an ayatollah...

Posted by trailing wife 2019-07-02 06:34|| 2019-07-02 06:34|| Front Page Top

#3 He's a homely spud.

Posted by Fred 2019-07-02 08:29|| 2019-07-02 08:29|| Front Page Top

#4 Soon apparently, to be Tater Salad.

Posted by Skidmark 2019-07-02 10:02|| 2019-07-02 10:02|| Front Page Top

#5 Aah, Muqtada al-Sadr(son of late Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr), or MASas various agencies refer to him. Murdered the Shia cleric Abdelmajid al-Khoei in 2002 (I think). More like a street thug back then, had a small militia. After resisting US occupation, rose to the distinction of chief pain-in-the-ass to the Iraqi governing council. The US wanted him dead, but couldn't kill 'im , because the shiites thought he was descended from Mochmed himself. Came to possess king-maker status in 2014, entered bid for a legislature seat as leader of the Sairoon shiite coalition. Has since rebranded himself as a patriotic champion of the poor and an anti-corruption firebrand.

Posted by Dron66046 2019-07-02 11:52|| 2019-07-02 11:52|| Front Page Top

#6 Iranian Satrap who doesn't stay bought

Posted by Frank G 2019-07-02 12:36|| 2019-07-02 12:36|| Front Page Top

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