If you want to hear the Saudi or Iranian side of the story in the Mideast, you really need to check out Arab News and IRNA. (No, that's not a typo). They print some BS, but some interesting stuff, too. Here's the latest scoop from IRNA:
Posted by Mike at April 7, 2003 01:26 AM | TrackBack
Head of Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) Ayatollah Baqer Hakim will return to Iraq after an hiatus of 23 years, said his nephew Seyed Mohsen Hakim here Sunday.Speaking to IRNA, he said Ayatollah Hakim has made the decision in support of the Iraqi nation in the current difficult crisis.
He said another reason for his return is to embark of theological teaching in the Iraq's holy city of Najaf.
"The task of guidance and advise to the Iraqi people on national political discourse will enter a new phase with Ayatollah Hakim's return to Iraq," he added.
He did not elaborate on the exact date of trip or his planned route to Iraq.
Ayatollah Hakim's decision to return Najaf comes on the heels of his call to the Iraqi diaspora to return to their homeland.
He had earlier told IRNA that the return of all Iraqi political factions and groups 'is not only logical, but, is also their natural right'.