Radical Cleric Stands Firm, Says He Won't Disband Army

[modaya]

Published: April 16, 2004


AGHDAD, Iraq, April 16 — Moktada al-Sadr, the spiritual leader of the Mahdi militia, a Shiite insurrection group, said in Kufa this morning that he was not willing to disband his army under any circumstances, further reinforcing the stalemate between him and the American forces.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/16/international/middleeast/16CND-SADR.html?ex=1082779200&en=a104860ed8129e79&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE

[keithyboy]

1. Saddam is a good example of what happens when you disarm.

I guess Satr learned his leasson.