***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 25 - LIVE THREAD***

Everywhere! | 13 APR 03 - Palm Sunday | An.American.Expatriate

[The Hon. Galahad Threepwood]

KUWAIT, April 13 (Reuters) - Armed radical groups have surrounded the house of Iraq's top Shi'ite Muslim cleric in the central city of Najaf, giving him 48 hours to leave the country, a top aide to the cleric said on Sunday.

"Armed thugs and hooligans have had the house of (Grand) Ayatollah (Ali) Sistani under siege since yesterday. They have told him to either leave Iraq in 48 hours or they would attack," Kuwait-based Ayatollah Abulqasim Dibaji told Reuters.

"Total terror reigns in Najaf. They have told other ayatollahs to leave too," Dibaji said.

"This is the biggest catastrophe for Najaf," he said. The city of Najaf is a holy Shi'ite city in central Iraq where Sistani and many other spiritual leaders live."

Dibaji said the house was surrounded by members of Jimaat-e-Sadr-Thani, a splinter group led by Moqtada Sadr, the 22-year-old son of a late spiritual leader in Iraq.

[SoldiersGirl]

where are you going??

[umbagi]

Yes, that's it -- I have FReepmail from him.

[Kip Lange]

Godspeed you back to her!

[SoldiersGirl]

wiping sir


shit, it didn't work
I saved this all day, lol, but didn't want to be all..Yeah well my husbands coming home let me interrupt your war

[Nam Vet]

Was it the voice?

Nam Vet

[SoldiersGirl]

I'm prolly wrong--I mean probably- someone here but I forget who, doesn't like prolly...
anyhoo, I just had the imprsession it was a female.

[buickmackane]

I missed your Skynyrd link and I could always use another one of their MP3s -- may I trouble you to repost it? Thank you!

[mrebel2k]

and your husband is with ?
The military! Heheeeeee

eek sorry -she knew what answer I was looking for. It's a constant learning experience. Battalions, infrantry's, brigades, -seems never ending.

[rolling_stone]

also know as Club Fed.......

[GOPrincess]

Good night, all, thanks for the company this evening! Always a pleasure :).

[Kip Lange]

Sadler knows he's taking the risk. I still doff my cap to him for cajones I wouldn't have. I bash CNN regularly, don't worry, but these guys out on the front lines...I was struck with how coolly Sadler dealt with all that. I woulda lost it. ;-) Just feel like speaking up to some degree on the journalists' defense becase they KNOW the risk but they're taking it -- yes, partly for their own glory, but as partly so us folks at home can see this...amazing...stuff.

WOW THIS GUY ON CNN IS ANNOYING! Tuning into Fox. Someone let me know if Sadler pops up again.

[MEG33]

I know it will be tough,but bet they keep you really busy.Good luck!

[umbagi]

That's where I got it -- thanks!

[AFPhys]

Yes, I will go to see if I can contact BagCamAddict, now that I have his nic. I didn't have the proper nic earlier, but now that I do, I'll work on contacting him in that and other ways...