Mortars Fired Near Shiite Cleric's Home

[maddezmom]

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two mortar rounds fell within 50 yards of firebrand cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's home Sunday in the holy city of Najaf. The popular, anti-American Shiite leader was at home but not hurt, an aide said.

Two guards and a child were wounded in the attack, Sheik Sahib al-Amiri said.

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"I call upon all brothers to stay calm and I call upon the Iraqi army to protect the pilgrims as the Nawasib (militants) are aiming to attack Shiites everyday," he said, referring to Wednesday's commemoration marking the death of the Prophet Muhammad.

Al-Sadr said American troops were trying to drag Iraqis into "sectarian wars."


more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060326/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_al_sadr;_

[wakeme2008]

1. The problem with mortars is you do not know

who fired them. :shrug:

[0007]

6. Hmmmm. I'd have to say the spooks are at it again.

[wakeme2008]

7. That may be true..

when a car is blown up with somebody in it, while not 100% it is pretty clear the body was the bomber. But with mortars... who knows.

[megatherium]

2. Sadr is blaming the Americans for starting the sectarian war?

The NY Times reports this weekend that most of the death-squad victims are Sunnis in Shiite neighborhoods, who are seized by death squads that witnesses report wear black. The victims turn up dead, missing fingers and toes, with acid burns, with wounds from power drills. Sadr's own militia, the Mahdi Army wears black, and it is believed by many Iraqis that they are indeed guilty of these atrocities. According to the NY Times, some Sunnis are turning to the Americans for help.

[maddezmom]

3. bet the death squads that this guy is accused of leading wear black, too

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2188876

[wordpix2]

4. why are we there now? No WMD, 3 elections, a civil war & we're broke

[maddezmom]

5. Halliburton, Dyn-Corp...

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