Posted on 08/21/2008 6:00:49 AM PDT by harwood
.."An official in the governorate of Najaf [said] that Mr. Sistani [has] loss of consciousness and that he is incapable of movement and speech, .."
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Oh dear. How long before that fat punk in Iran shows up to fill the vacuum?
This is very, very bad if true!
Not good. He was a sane mullah, no small feat.
some would say that’s an oxymoron, but a terrible blow if true
Not good at all.
I told him not to eat those candies that Ahmadinejad sent him.
Muqtada is using poison now?
This is not a good development.
With all of the Russia/Georgia/Iran stuff going on, you have to begin speculating the Russia/Iran coalition beginning to be formalized. Getting their pieces and players in place in preparation for a future US troop withdrawal...It will be interesting to see who comes in to replace Sistani. I hope it’s not who I think it will be...I hope the Iraq population sees through this and prevents it...otherwise a Russia, Iran, Iraq, and a heavily influenced/pressured Saudi Arabia alliance will choke our/European supply.
How’s the conversion of switchgrass to ethanol thingy coming along? Still 5-10 years away???
Are you hearing anything about his condition?
Prayers for his health. I don’t suspect poisoning. Sistani is a very old and frail man.
sounds like a stroke or aneurysm if true. I have no insight on a successory but whoever it would be will not be any better than what we’ve seen from that country in my time.
My thoughts exactly.
It was probably made by Putin - left over from the batch used in Ukraine on their President.
Just the same thing. He's down in Najaf, so I don't hear anything other than what the news or the Iraqis tell me.
I just hope this news doesn't energize that fat little Sadr creep.
Thanks.
I keep thinking Sadr is just simmering on the back burner...though it appears he’s given up. Not a good time for this in big picture terms.
Tyrants rarely give up. They just sit and wait for a time to strike.
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