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Habibi
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- Sunday, August 15 2004, 6:20:41 (CEST) from  USA Educational -  Windows XP -  Internet ExplorerWebsite: Website title: |
Despite what Western news agencies say about Al-Sadr, he is an Iraqi *nationalist,* not a "radical" nor an "extremist" or an "Islamist." He's from a pretty influential Iraqi Shiite family, and he deserves to be heard, as well as respected. The U.S. government should leave him alone. Also, all those news reports in the Western media about Iran having a hand in the "trouble" in Iraq are completely false. The U.S. government is the one having a hand in (and causing) the trouble in Iraq. The U.S. government only wants a reason to commit more genocide against the Iraqi population. Even if they focus on Al-Sadr's group now, the U.S. government will focus on other groups of people in the future and try to erradicate those groups as well. ------------------------------------------------ http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/44A9738D-AE01-4AEA-8202-E067EB2E13B5.htm Najaf braces for siege as talks collapse Saturday 14 August 2004, 19:08 Makka Time, 16:08 GMT Iraq's interim government says it is resuming military operations in the holy city of Najaf after talks with the militia of Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr failed. The announcement on Saturday spells the end of a tentative ceasefire in the holy city of Najaf after more than a week of clashes that have stirred anger across the region. "The Iraqi interim government is resuming military clearing operations to ... establish law and order in the holy city," said National Security Adviser Muwafaq al-Rubaai on Saturday. He said the government had made every effort to find a peaceful solution to 10 days of conflict that has killed hundreds. But a close aide of al-Sadr, Shaikh Ali al-Sumaisim told Aljazeera that interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi was to blame for the collapse of talks. "We accepted all the points raised by al-Rubaai," said al-Sumaisim. "But ... just as we were about to sign the agreement, interim Premier Iyad Allawi contacted him, put an end to the talks and referred the whole issue back to Baghdad." The Shia leader, who has periodically sought an accommodation with the US-installed authorities ruling Iraq, has been demanding the withdrawal of foreign forces and an amnesty for his fighters. Controversial clashes Al-Sadr's Mahdi Army has posed the biggest challenge to Allawi's government since the US occupation authority gave it official but effectively limited sovereignty on 28 June. But US and Iraqi government forces face a dilemma in trying to oust the Mahdi Army from Najaf, which is home to several revered Muslim sites, including the Imam Ali mosque and shrine. The week-long offensive there caused outrage throughout Iraq and much of the Arab world as protesters took to the streets and voiced anger at the attacks by US-led occupation forces. "Presently, the US forces are making a pincer movement towards Najaf," said al-Sumaisim. "This is an explicit conspiracy to commit a large-scale massacre in Iraq. The target is not only al-Sadr movement but also all the honest people of Iraq ... everyone who opposes the occupation and colonialism." Aljazeera --------------------- |
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