Religious leaders tell al-Sadr to keep militia intact

CNN ^

[rockinqsranch]

That didn’t take long did it, but then too it’s still a day away from the briefing by General Patraeus of congress, and for Sadr to cease now wouldn’t help Pelosi at all.

[TWohlford]

This is coming from CNN, who has a nasty habit of never getting their Iraq stories right.

[homeguard]

Good. Now we can finish the job that should have been already been done.

[avacado]

'Iraq's top Shiite religious leaders have told anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr not to disband his Mehdi Army,..."

I am calling BS on this CNN article! Absolutely no mention of Sistani. If this was an honest article they would have mentioned Sistani telling al-Sadr not to disband. They don't mention him.

THIS ARTICLE IS CNN FRAUDING THE AMERICAN PUBLIC -- AGAIN!

[ShoreMark]

Yes, you’re right, and coming on the heels of Maliki disabusing a CNN reporter of multiple myths in one fell swoop in an interview airing earlier today.

Odds are, as far as I’m concerned, the truth is 180 degrees from what they’ve reported.

[LiberConservative]

Give Mooselimbs a choice: allow all of them either to renounce Islam or let them kill each other until one is left standing - then hang the one left standing.

[smoothsailing]

But al-Sadr spokesman Salah al-Obeidi said al-Sadr has consulted with Iraq's Shiite clerical leadership "and they refused that." He did not provide details of the talks.

I agree with you, avacado. CNN's sole source in the article for their claim is al-Sadr's spokesman. CNN is notorious for this kind of nonsense.

[DJ Elliott]

Are they sure it was Iraq’s spiritual leaders?
Or the ones in Qom?
The original statement was they were going to consult with those in Qom and Najaf...

[cpdiii]

I am calling BS on this CNN article! Absolutely no mention of Sistani

If Sistani did not say it, it did not happen. CNN is full of Bravo Sierra.

[jveritas]

Yes I have a great doubt that Sistani told him to keep his terrorist militia knowing that this will lead to more fighting.

[LtKerst]

Iraq’s top Shiite religious leaders have told anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr not to disband his Mehdi Army,

then Kill them also.

[SunkenCiv]

al-Sadr spokesman Salah al-Obeidi said al-Sadr has consulted with Iraq's Shiite clerical leadership "and they refused that." He did not provide details of the talks.

"We will demonstrate on the streets of Baghdad as planned, and- hey, what's the humming noise?" [ka-boom!]

[VanShuyten]

We kill 700. They say “time out” to regroup. They start up again. We have to kill another 700. How long is this going to go on? Just take out that little pr**k Mookie, and be done with it. Yeah, yeah, “You'll only make him a martyr.” It won't make any difference if we take out his cell leaders and the Iranian handlers at the same time. Everyone is getting tired of this.

[DGHoodini]

Two points of interest to me:

1. When this first came up, Sadrs people said he would consult Sistani “and Top clerics in Qom” instead of saying Khamenei.

2. Now he says “top Iraqi clerics” instead of Sistani. when saying that disbanding was “denied”.

This smells like rotting fish.

[james500]

Since I posted this article, I’ve been looking for any thing that would confirm or contradict it. There doesn’t seem to be anything out there. No AP, no Reuters. Maybe I should make a phonecall to Jomana Karadsheh or Salah al-Obeidi and ask them what’s up.

[SeeRushToldU_So]

B-52 carpet bombing should change some minds,

[SunkenCiv]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998253/posts?page=13#13

[freema]

The cleric withdrew his support over al-Maliki's refusal to demand a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops.

This sounds vaguely familiar /sarc

Who's signature is on this reporter's check?

[jazusamo]

I am calling BS on this CNN article!

Ditto!