Monday, April 21, 2008

US military threatens Sadr

Sadr is becoming the man in Iraq. Seems that - like the hydra - he refuses to be killed. Pretty sad that the cauldron that is Iraq today should produce such an unpleasant pudding:

Agence France-Presse - 21 April, 2008
A top US general on Sunday warned that the military would strike back after hardline Iraqi Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr threatened to launch a new uprising by his militia."I hope Moqtada al-Sadr continues to depress violence and not encourage it," said Major General Rick Lynch, commander of US forces in central Iraq.

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