Posted on 04/19/2008 2:40:07 PM PDT by HAL9000
Shi'ite. Lebanese ancestry. His daddy was a big Shi'ite noise who may or may not have been assassinated by Saddam's boys (this being the middle east it could have been anyone but most people think Saddam). He isn't especially respected in Islamic circles - never made it out of their seminary. They used to call him "Mullah Atari" because he liked video games more than studying.
Back-channel word is that Sistani is the reason Mook hasn't taken a dirt nap yet. What his relations with Maliki are is anyone's guess but it may be that Mook isn't real sure that protection is good anymore which is why he's been so scarce in Iraq. If he's outlived his usefulness to the Iranians he's toast.
We should have ended this game several years ago when we had this rat holed up in the mosque.
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