He's Ba-a-a-a-ack!
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Return of the Mahdi is a report on Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. He is back---
"I demand several things," the black-robed cleric told a press conference in the holy city of Najaf, "including punishing Saddam and calling on the Iraqi government, religious movements, and political factions to work hard to kick out the occupier. I want the immediate withdrawal of the occupation forces."Will we listen this time? He backed off before - but now he has many in the government agreeing with him. Let's listen - let the UN in - let us get OUT!
While Sadr has issued similar statements over the course of the two-year foreign occupation of his country, the timing of Monday's press conference was important, as it came just a day after Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with the country's newly elected Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari.
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