Iraq's Sadr Declines to Meet Najaf Peace Delegation

[joefree1]

Iraq's Sadr Declines to Meet Najaf Peace Delegation
Tue Aug 17, 2004 04:28 PM ET

NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr refused on Tuesday to meet a delegation of Iraqi political and religious leaders who want him to call off his uprising in the holy city of Najaf and other areas.

A Sadr aide told reporters accompanying the delegation Sadr could not meet them "because of continued aggression by the Americans."

The failure to hold face-to-face talks raises the possibility of a U.S.-led offensive to crush Sadr's Mehdi Army militia in the city.
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It was not known if they would spend the night there or return to Baghdad.
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http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5999625

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[BlackJack8324]

1. Sadr is going to reject any plan

That doesn't put Najaf under his control. The shrines in Najaf rake in alot of money for him.

[plcdude]

2. Depends on how you look at this

the headline could read,"Because of continued aggression by the Americans, Sadar postpones face to face talks."

[jayfish]

3. How Many More Times Are...

we going to launch "a U.S.-led offensive to crush Sadr's Mehdi Army militia in the city"? :eyes:

Jay

[Moderator]

4. Duplicate topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x757981