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March 02, 2004
The eyes of a mass murderer
Granted, I haven't been following things as closely as I was a few months back, but I don't see how anyone but Sadr could bomb fellow Shiites on Ashoura. He basically stated that he would start a civil war if the political process went forward as planned. It has, so he's doing his best. I have no respect for Al Qaeda, but even Bin Laden has principles - as twisted and evil as they may be. Killing fellow Muslims' on a holy day is not in Osama's deck of cards. The worst part is that Sadr's allies are actually convincing Iraqis the Americans are behind the bombings! Clearly, Sadr's wealthy Saudi financiers are spooked over the recently agreed upon Iraqi interim constitution. Not to mention the prospect of free and fair elections across their border. It's already making waves in Iran. The tale of Solomon and the baby comes to mind. Iraq is the baby. Sadr has chosen to try to cut it in half.
For the record, here is Sadr's idea of a "holy" war:
Posted by Mike at March 2, 2004 11:51 AM
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