A top Iraqi cleric, who has been living in London for 12 years, is reported to have been killed at a mosque in Najaf.
Abdul Majid al-Khoei, head of the London-based Al-Khoei Foundation, returned to his home in Najaf last week under the protection of the coalition.
Al-Khoei is the the son of the late Grand Ayatollah Abul-Qasim al-Khoei, who was the highest Shi'ite religious authority in the world at the time of the Gulf War.
The whole family was persecuted by Saddam Hussein, with many members murdered or disappeared.
On the positive side, the Iraqi people had a chance to ransack the UN building, unfortunately coalition troops who have taken control of the UN HQ in Baghdad will be turning it back over to UN control soon. (sigh)
If the Iraqi people get to set up their own government, shouldn't they choose whether or not they want the UN there? The UN condemned our efforts to free the Iraqis while strengthening and appeasing their oppressor all these years. Kofi - Saddam, Saddam - Kofi, they're partners. Let the UN back into Iraq? Shouldn't we at least demand a regime change and a thorough investigation?