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Kerry: Terrorist Shiite Al-Sadr 'A Legitimate Voice'
NewsMax.com ^ | April 7, 2004 | Carl Limbacher

Posted on 04/07/2004 7:41:39 AM PDT by Carl/NewsMax

In an interview broadcast Wednesday morning, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry defended terrorist Shiite imam Moqtada al-Sadr as a "legitimate voice" in Iraq, despite that fact that he's led an uprising that has killed nearly 20 American GIs in the last two days.

Speaking of al-Sadr's newspaper, which was shut down by coalition forces last week after it urged violence against U.S. troops, Kerry complained to National Public Radio, "They shut a newspaper that belongs to a legitimate voice in Iraq."

In the next breath, however, the White House hopeful caught himself and quickly changed direction, adding, "Well, let me . . . change the term legitimate. It belongs to a voice — because he has clearly taken on a far more radical tone in recent days and aligned himself with both Hamas and Hezbollah, which is a sort of terrorist alignment."

But Kerry again seemed to voice sympathy for the Shiite terrorist when asked whether he supported al Sadr's arrest. "Not if it’s an isolated act without the other kinds of steps necessary to change the dynamics on the ground in Iraq," Kerry told NPR, in quotes first reported by the New York Sun.

"If all we do is make war against the Iraqi people and continue an American occupation, fundamentally, without a clarity as to who and how sovereignty is being turned over, we have a very serious problem for the long run here," Kerry added. "And I think this administration is just walking dead center down into that trap."

On March 28, the U.S.-led coalition authorities closed al-Sadr's newspaper, al-Hawza, for 60 days, the Sun reported. L. Paul Bremer, the chief U.S. administrator in Iraq, charged that said the newspaper had published false stories blaming the coalition forces for local acts of terrorism.


TOPICS: Breaking News
KEYWORDS: 2004; alsadr; appallingdems; flipflop; irankerry; kerry; ketchup; lurch; religionofpeace; sadr; sympathy; tedoffensive; terrorists
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1 posted on 04/07/2004 7:41:40 AM PDT by Carl/NewsMax
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John F-N Kerry...Saddam Appeaser
2 posted on 04/07/2004 7:43:33 AM PDT by Kaslin
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Thanks Carl. I hadn't heard that.

Shout it from the rooftops everybody!
3 posted on 04/07/2004 7:43:38 AM PDT by abner (FREE THE MIRANDA MEMOS! http://www.intelmemo.com or http://www.wintersoldier.com)
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Way to go Jf'nK I knew you wouldn't let us down in your attacks.
4 posted on 04/07/2004 7:44:03 AM PDT by boxerblues ("We wanted to kill the people inside," said Lieutenant Colonel Brennan Byrne on bombing of mosque)
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Will this guy even make it to November? He's likely to suffer a death by 1000 cuts, all inflicted by his own mouth.
5 posted on 04/07/2004 7:44:16 AM PDT by Puddleglum (The Dems seem to have no problem in outsourcing America's oil production.)
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Article. III.
Section. 3.
"Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court."
6 posted on 04/07/2004 7:44:55 AM PDT by boris (The deadliest weapon of mass destruction in history is a Leftist with a word processor)
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Kerry makes me ill.
7 posted on 04/07/2004 7:44:55 AM PDT by knak
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If all we do is make war against the Iraqi people

Is this what the Democratic presidential candidate thinks we're doing in Iraq? He sounds like International ANSWER. What a jerk!

8 posted on 04/07/2004 7:45:14 AM PDT by Unam Sanctam
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Aw, he's just jealous that Sadr appears to hate America more than he does.
9 posted on 04/07/2004 7:45:28 AM PDT by freedomson (Baruch Habba B'Shem Adonai)
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It belongs to a voice — because he has clearly taken on a far more radical tone in recent days and aligned himself with both Hamas and Hezbollah, which is a sort of terrorist alignment

Anyone have a "Democratic National Socialist to English" translator?

10 posted on 04/07/2004 7:45:34 AM PDT by MrB
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Surely Mr. Kerry misspoke. Surely he meant "A legitimate TARGET". < /SARCASM>
11 posted on 04/07/2004 7:45:34 AM PDT by ladtx ( "Remember your regiment and follow your officers." Captain Charles May, 2d Dragoons, 9 May 1846)
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In the next breath, however, the White House hopeful caught himself and quickly changed direction...
12 posted on 04/07/2004 7:45:41 AM PDT by js1138 (In a minute there is time, for decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse. J Forbes Kerry)
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There’s a fine line between politics and treason.
13 posted on 04/07/2004 7:45:51 AM PDT by tractorman
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To: Puddleglum
You spend enought time with Hanoi Jane and some of it rubs off. I rest my case.
14 posted on 04/07/2004 7:45:56 AM PDT by vandykelastone (I'm so glad Goober Pyle is the Governor of New Mexico, aren't you?)
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John Kerry doesnt have half a clue of whats going on in Iraq. He probably doesnt even know who Sadr is. He probably just thinks he is some innocent Shia cleric who ran a newspaper that was shut down thanks to our terroristic military. *cough*
16 posted on 04/07/2004 7:46:21 AM PDT by smith288 (Who would terrorists want for president? 60% say Kerry 25% say Bush... Who would you vote for?)
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Kerry, read my tagline. You are a terrorist appeaser and will NOT gain any credibility with ANYONE by saying this Sadr nut has a legit voice- especially since he wants to kill American soldiers.

Kerry is guilty of aiding the enemy- just like he did during the Vietnam war.

17 posted on 04/07/2004 7:46:28 AM PDT by rintense (Now I know why liberals hate guns... they keep shooting themselves in the foot!)
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Censure him in the US Senate!
18 posted on 04/07/2004 7:46:46 AM PDT by threat matrix
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Satan is a legitimate voice amongst the angels of Heaven.
19 posted on 04/07/2004 7:47:03 AM PDT by Montaignes Cat
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Kerry is an illegitimate voice of America.
20 posted on 04/07/2004 7:47:07 AM PDT by mtbopfuyn
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