Posted on 03/08/2008 10:50:00 PM PST by atomic conspiracy
BAGHDAD - Iraq's elusive Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr has decided to drop out of politics for the time being because his disillusionment with the political scene in Iraq has left him sick and anxious, he said in an unusually personal letter to his followers released Friday. In a written response to a query from a group of followers asking why he hadn't been seen in public for so long, Sadr said he had decided to devote himself to a period of study, reflection and prayer after failing in his core mission to rid Iraq of the U.S. occupation or to turn it into an Islamic society. He also cited the betrayal of some followers, whom he accused of falling prey to "materialistic" politics. "So far I did not succeed either to liberate Iraq or make it an Islamic society -- whether because of my own inability or the inability of society, only God knows," Sadr wrote. "The continued presence of the occupiers, on the one hand, and the disobedience of many on the other, pushed me to isolate myself in protest. I gave society a big proportion of my life. Even my body became weaker, I got more sicknesses." Speculation has been intensifying as to the whereabouts of the maverick cleric, whose Mahdi Army militia twice fought U.S. troops in 2004 and then was accused of many of the sectarian killings of Sunnis that pushed Iraq to the brink of civil war. His last public statement came two weeks ago, when he renewed the six-month cease-fire that has been credited with helping bring down the levels of violence in Iraq. But he has not been seen in public since May.
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“We lost, I do not want to die.”
He’s also probably thinking, ‘And I am even starting to question the whole 72 virgin thing”
Truth is he is out getting a dental overhaul - root canals, gum surgery, inplants, dentures.
We won't hear about it from the activist media though. One word we will NEVER hear from them is "victory."
A militant caliphate represents 90+% of Mohammedan history. Ataturk was an anomaly. We are witnessing the return of Mohammedan business as usual, apart from our victories in Afghanistan and Iraq.
“Baghdad bOB”
I thought i heard he was working as a campaign advisor for Hillary Cllinton.
He should be hunted and killed for war crimes against humanity.
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