Iraq Shiite radical tells Bush to withdraw troops or face revolution

[leftchick]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040409/ts_afp/iraq_us_sadr_warn&cid=1503&ncid=1480

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"I address my enemy Bush. You are now fighting an entire nation, from south to north, from east to west, and we advise you to withdraw from Iraq," Sadr said Friday in a message that was read at the main mosque in this central shrine town by one of his aides.

"I call on America not to confront the Iraqi revolution," said Sheikh Jaber al-Khafagi, as he addressed worshippers gathered for the main weekly prayers in this Sadr stronghold.

The outlawed radical leader had been expected to deliver the weekly sermon himself as usual but Khafagi said Sadr was "unable to be with us today".

Earlier this week, Sadr, who has been outlawed by the US-led coalition after being charged with two counts of murder by an Iraqi investigating magistrate, barricaded himself inside the Kufa mosque

[Racenut20]

1. Has there ever been a doubt in your mind?

That Iraq would become a fundamentalist Islamic Shite government?

[NNN0LHI]

2. Yes I had doubt. But that was only when Hussein was running the place n/t

[caledesi]

4. I knew it! I knew it! I knew it!

No doubt, just a matter of time. Look at Kuwait. Is that a democracy? No - dictatorship.

Also, we at DU have predicted a major revolt from the beginning of this fiasco.

My main concern and worry is that I fear for our troops there. It will be a massacre. Think about it every day.

I hate *.

edit: typo

[bleedingheart]

5. I also fear for the safety of our troops...

I am so pissed at Bush and this fiasco.

[0007]

8. My fear is when the talk of nuclear power is an option

....and if 'ya listened to c-span this morning, you'd know what I'm talking about.

Is the clock ticking against humanity? I think so!!

[caledesi]

12. Yeah, caught that. Just hearing that word "nuclear" is scary.

[The Land of the Free]

11. It'll never turn into a massacre

GW would pull everyone out and bomb the fuck out of them until there was nothing left

[JoFerret]

13. Relish here?

nothing but ragheads anyway right?

[RoyGBiv]

3. Sadr has been outlawed?

Interesting choice of words.

I thought there was a warrant for his arrest. Not quite the same as being outlawed I wouldn't think.

[bleedingheart]

6. Outlaw...in keeping with *'s fascination with cowboy terms

[saigon68]

7. The term Corral also comes to mind

Like "lets put these animals in the corral" !!!!

[amber dog democrat]

9. Well maybe Bush IS a uniter

who would have believed it?

[cspiguy]

10. guess we better do what he says...

not likely.