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BODIES IN CLERIC'S COURT (At least 25 Bodies found in basement in Al Sader's court!)
Sky News ^
| 8/27/04
Posted on 08/27/2004 6:23:49 AM PDT by areafiftyone
At least 25 bodies of executed civilians and police have been found in the basement of a religious court set up by rebel cleric Moqtadr al Sadr, according to AFP news agency. Some of the bodies had been mutilated or burned, according to the reports.
The discovery comes after al Sadr officially handed over control of Najaf's Imam Ali shrine.
A representative of Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani confirmed the handover as militia loyal to al Sadr handed in their weapons after a peace deal to end the crisis in Najaf.
Thousands of Iraqi Shi'ites have been marching to the shrine to show their support for Ayatollah al Sistani.
The ayatollah had returned to the southern holy city to negotiate the peace deal after medical treatment in London.
Al Sadr agreed to Ayatollah al Sistani's call for his supporters to lay down their arms.
TOPICS: Breaking News
KEYWORDS: insaneclownposse; iraq; murder; muslims; mutilation; religionofpeace; religionofpiece; religionofpieces; torture
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To: areafiftyone
Sounds like a deal buster and cause for the arrest of Sadr.
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posted on
08/27/2004 6:26:45 AM PDT
by
Quilla
To: areafiftyone
Sounds familiar...
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posted on
08/27/2004 6:27:42 AM PDT
by
Constitution Day
(Now with 23% more sarcasm than last year's Freeper!)
To: areafiftyone
While you never know how the Iraqis will react to things...I'd think that finding dead Iraqis killed by Sadr will really piss off the majority of moderate Iraqis.
To: areafiftyone
ROP Justice. Where's the outcry from the left?
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posted on
08/27/2004 6:28:20 AM PDT
by
Dallas59
To: areafiftyone
The bodies would abrogate any deals made aforehand and would make it possible for Al Sadr to be seized, tried, and executed/imprisoned.
I hope they go that route.
They should see that he is a threat to their power.
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posted on
08/27/2004 6:31:19 AM PDT
by
xzins
(Retired Army and Supporting Bush/Cheney 2004!)
To: areafiftyone
Now, now, these bodies were actually those of Abu Garib victims, killed by the Americans, and the good cleric was just holding them until he could get them to their families. I am sure the NYT et al will not find anything out of order with this and it certainly does not appear fit to print.
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posted on
08/27/2004 6:32:22 AM PDT
by
MarkT
To: xzins
CNN said he was a "cleric". How clerical of him.
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posted on
08/27/2004 6:32:53 AM PDT
by
Ron in Acreage
(Kerry is a threat to national security)
To: Constitution Day
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posted on
08/27/2004 6:34:06 AM PDT
by
areafiftyone
(Democrats = the hamster is dead but the wheel is still spinning)
To: Ron in Acreage
I'm a cleric.
We don't have any bodies in our basement, so far as I know.
Maybe they meant "clerk." (But I hate to demean clerks.)
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posted on
08/27/2004 6:39:12 AM PDT
by
xzins
(Retired Army and Supporting Bush/Cheney 2004!)
To: areafiftyone; an amused spectator; DoctorZIn
" At least 25 bodies of executed civilians and police have been found in the basement of a religious court set up by rebel cleric Moqtadr al Sadr, according to AFP news agency."
This is the first article which I haven't seen this joint referred to as "the holiest shrine in Shia islam."
What a coincidence!
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posted on
08/27/2004 6:39:58 AM PDT
by
adam_az
(Call your State GOP office and volunteer!)
To: areafiftyone
I - IGNORANT
S - STUPID
L - LYING
A - ARAB
M - MORONS
I SLAM ISLAM!
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posted on
08/27/2004 6:40:14 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Hillary has a Coke Bottle figure....3 LITER!)
To: MarkT
these bodies were actually those of Abu Garib victims, killed by the Americans
who are controlled by the Jews How could you leave that out?
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posted on
08/27/2004 6:41:03 AM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: DannyTN
.....That run the petroleum industry.......
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posted on
08/27/2004 6:46:15 AM PDT
by
Illuminatas
(When I go to Boulder, I like to smoke.)
To: Constitution Day
I'd just like to add a disclaimer if I may.
"Mr. Gacy is not affiliated in any way with the Free Republic Clown Posse.
Thank you.
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posted on
08/27/2004 6:47:02 AM PDT
by
freedomson
(Hey, hey, John F. K, how many wounds did you fake today!?)
To: areafiftyone
As long as they don't have panties on their heads.. It's okay.
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posted on
08/27/2004 6:49:14 AM PDT
by
tje
To: Ron in Acreage
CNN said he was a "cleric". How clerical of him. 25 tortured and killed bodies in the basement?? Sounds like someone made a clerical error...
To: Red Badger
M = MURDERING, MURDEROUS, MUTILATING
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posted on
08/27/2004 6:53:01 AM PDT
by
quantim
(Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
To: Quilla
Allawi has already said Sad'r will go free.
Great strategy we had.
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posted on
08/27/2004 6:53:50 AM PDT
by
Indie
(Ignorance of the truth is no excuse for stupidity.)
To: areafiftyone
WANTED:
dead or alive.
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posted on
08/27/2004 6:57:27 AM PDT
by
evets
(God bless president George W. Bush)
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