Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Shiite RhetIraq: al-Sistani and al-Sadr
Who: Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani and Shia Leader Muqtada al-Sadr
Source: The Independent UK
Quotes:
About al-Sistani: The slaughter of hundreds of civilians by suicide bombers shows that a "genocidal war" is threatening Iraq, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the country's most influential Shia cleric, warned yesterday.
By al-Sadr: "The occupation itself is the problem," he said. "Iraq not being independent is the problem. And the other problems stem from that - from sectarianism to civil war. The entire American presence causes this."
Source: The Independent UK
Quotes:
About al-Sistani: The slaughter of hundreds of civilians by suicide bombers shows that a "genocidal war" is threatening Iraq, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the country's most influential Shia cleric, warned yesterday.
By al-Sadr: "The occupation itself is the problem," he said. "Iraq not being independent is the problem. And the other problems stem from that - from sectarianism to civil war. The entire American presence causes this."
