Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
... in Iraq. There are an estimated 2.5 million Shia living in Sadr City, a stronghold of Shia leader, Muqtada al-Sadr, known for his anti-US stance. Al Jazeera
Say Anything (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
... the original shoe-thrower was an enemy of America in the region and a supporter of terrorists like Muqtada al-Sadr . He is, frankly, one of the bad guys angry at us for winning the war. He’s no hero. And though the motivations of this new shoe-thrower aren’t clear, maybe he’s someone who is thankful that his country was liberated?
Gateway Pundit (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Payback. Iraqi shoe-chucker Mantadhar al-Zeidi who assaulted President Bush in Baghdad was pelted with a shoe today at a speech in France. Muntadhar al-Zeidi detested the US and planned the attack on President Bush for months. Al-Zeidi also is a supporter of Muqtada al-Sadr. Story Balloon has the video: Hopefully this won’t be an isolated incident. An Iraqi threw his [...]
Lawyers, Guns and Money (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Some interesting bits in this Telegraph report from last week : Top British commanders angrily described in the documents how they were not even told, let alone consulted, about major changes to US policy which had significant implications for them and their men. When the Americans decided, in March 2004, to arrest a key lieutenant of the Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr – an event that triggered...
The Captain's Journal (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
... from opening fire unless the Iraqis were actually pointing their weapons at them. Insurgents from Muqtada al-Sadr’s Mahdi Army quickly “worked out” the rules and exploited them causing many casualties, according to the documents. “On many occasions,” says one, British patrols in the town of Amarah saw “Muqtada militia stood on rooftops from where they had fired in the past, with rocket-propelled...
The Economist (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
... after Iraq’s security forces fought against the Mahdi Army militia loyal to a Shia cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, who has spent most of the past two years in Iran. With American combat troops due to leave Iraq next year, American officials reluctantly, it seems, turned to General Suleimani. General Odierno and Mr Hill, who deny the event, are said to have met him in the office of Iraq’s...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
... burnt on the news, the people doing the burning are our sworn enemies - adherents of the Taliban, Muqtada al-Sadr, Al Queda, etc. - ululating madly in some hellish dusty backwater, or people with a truly legitimate grievance, like the Palestinians or the trance hippies at "Burning Man". Otherwise it's a practice that recalls medieval anti-semitic pogroms, extreme religious chauvinism, witch-trials...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
... the rival Shiites of the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council and the followers of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, are "not true."But al-Maliki also welcomed all parties - including his Shiite rivals - to come under the umbrella of his party for the vote or afterward.•In Iraq, coordinated bombings kill 23The bombers who attacked the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on Sunday seemed determined...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
... the rival Shiites of the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council and the followers of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, are "not true." But al-Maliki also welcomed all parties – including his Shiite rivals – to come under the umbrella of his party for the vote or afterward. "We said if they want to form fronts now, they are welcome to, and if they want to form them after elections, they are also...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister on Tuesday denied reports he will form an alliance with the nation's leading Shiite parties ahead of national polls in January.Nouri al-Maliki said the suggestions that he will create an election bloc with the rival Shiites of the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council and the followers of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, are "not true."But al-Maliki also welcomed...
Memri Latest Blogs (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
An assassination attempt was made October 31, 2009 against Sheikh Raed Al-Kazmi, representative in Damascus of Sadrist leader Muqtada Al-Sadr. The Syrian security apparatuses have the suspected assassin in custody. In September 2009, there were ... November 1, 2009, 10:18 am
Ensaios Imperfeitos (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
... exit saw my colleague’s copy of Patrick Cockburn’s excellent book on the Shia cleric Muqtada al Sadr, they turned giddy. One of them kissed the picture of Muqtada’s face on the cover and asked if he could keep the book. It was not their sentiment that surprised me, but rather their comfort expressing it publicly. Since the occupation began, Muqtada has been...
War in Context (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
... at the exit saw my colleague’s copy of Patrick Cockburn’s excellent book on the Shia cleric Muqtada al Sadr, they turned giddy. One of them kissed the picture of Muqtada’s face on the cover and asked if he could keep the book. It was not their sentiment that surprised me, but rather their comfort expressing it publicly.
