November 16, 2006
Warrant for Top Sunni, al Sadr Next?
A warrant has been issued for the top Sunni cleric in Iraq. Harith al-Dhari is the head of the Sunni Association of Muslim Scholars.
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Al-Dhari is one of these 'moderates' you so often hear about who in one breath condemns violence and then in the next supports the insurgency.
This will turn out badly, in the end. The last time a cleric's office from Association of Muslim Scholars was raided, outrage ensued. The Association of Muslim Scholars was implicated in the Jill Carroll kidnapping. Townhall:
On Tuesday, President Jalal Talabani called al-Dhari a hard-liner with "nothing to do but incite sectarian and ethnic sedition."Omar from Iraq the Model seems pretty happy about this. He believes Muqtada al Sadr is next on the hit list:
Actually the minister's words were an indirect threat to Muqtada al-Sadr, or more like a direct one because he said, and I'm paraphrasing, "there are two neighboring countries that are causing trouble in Iraq and anyone who cooperates with these countries will not be safe from prosecution"The catch 22 with both of these men is that by leaving them on the streets you encourage sectarian violence, but by locking them up you incite even more.
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Many people speculate that when the Baker-Hamilton report is published one of the new "ideas" will be the engaging of both Syria and Iran to help us find a solution, At whatever time the USA does leave, the Sunnis will probably feel a bit safer with a guarantor.
As for the "implication" that the Association of Muslim Scholars was involved in the kidnapping of Jill Carroll, when I followed that link back the only evidence seems to have been " a tip from a high Iraqi official", Well 10 months ago "a tip from a high Iraqi official"might have had some credence, but now...... really. The only thing I would believe is that, maybe, that official was "high".
As for the "implication" that the Association of Muslim Scholars was involved in the kidnapping of Jill Carroll, when I followed that link back the only evidence seems to have been " a tip from a high Iraqi official", Well 10 months ago "a tip from a high Iraqi official"might have had some credence, but now...... really. The only thing I would believe is that, maybe, that official was "high".
Posted by: John Ryan at November 16, 2006 05:23 PM (TcoRJ)
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If you'll remember, Carroll was kidnapped on the way to talk to reps from the Association of Muslim Scholars. Oh, and so was another hostage.
No one doubts their ties to the Sunni insurgency. Just like no one doubts al Sadr's ties to the Shia death squads. The only question is how deep those ties are.
No one doubts their ties to the Sunni insurgency. Just like no one doubts al Sadr's ties to the Shia death squads. The only question is how deep those ties are.
Posted by: Rusty at November 16, 2006 05:55 PM (JQjhA)
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Hopefully, this is a genuine change of direction in Iraq; that is to say the coalition is no longer willing to abide the likes of al-Sadr and this Sunni guy.
Posted by: Garduneh Mehr at November 16, 2006 10:47 PM (1juA+)
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