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Al-Sadr, Sistani rip pact with U.S.
I don't know who wrote the headline over that AP story in the Washington Times, but it's always interesting to note how the media is instructing the masses to feel about any given topic. Read the actual story and you'll discover that Sistani has reassured his followerss that he will "intervene if he concludes the proposed agreement governing the presence of U.S. forces infringes on national sovereignty". More accurately, you'll learn that
An official close to the ayatollah said Friday that the cleric has vowed to "directly intervene" if the final version of the agreement breaches Iraq's sovereignty. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject.And that's all you'll discover on the topic of the only Shiite leader who matters in Iraq.
The remainder will be dedicated to the pasty, pudgy darling of the American media, the "Iran-based cleric" Mookie Sadr. Iraqi bootprints on this guys ass might outnumber American, but according to the AP, Sadr wants all Americans out of Iraq now:
Shi'ite leader Muqtada al-Sadr renewed threats to unleash his militia fighters to attack U.S. forces unless they leave Iraq immediately...This will put him at odds with U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, who has pledged to "end the war" and withdraw "combat" troops from Iraq over time but leave thousands of "trainers", "security forces" and "al Qaeda fighters" there."I repeat my call on the occupier to get out from the land of our beloved Iraq, without retaining bases or signing agreements," he said. "If they do stay, I urge the honorable resistance fighters ... to direct their weapons exclusively against the occupier."
