Al Sadr Immediately Threatens To Rescind Suspension Order
The day after he said he was taking his Mahdi Army out of action for up to six months to overhaul the militia, anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr threatened to rescind the order unless the Iraqi government stops detaining his followers in Karbala and elsewhere within the next 48 hours, Karbala deputy Gov. Jawad al-Hasnawi said.
Al-Hasnawi said the warning was a response to raids by U.S. forces and Iraqi forces in the Karbala area on Sadr offices, in which six people were killed and 30 detained.
“These campaigns made Muqtada give his warning to the government,” al- Hasnawi said.
And an al-Sadr spokesman in Baghdad said the six-month hiatus could end any time necessary.
“The freezing of Mahdi army would end if something happened and required that,” Abu Firas al-Mutairi told The AP.
Al-Sadr’s announcement of the freeze appeared aimed at distancing himself from suspected Iranian-backed Mahdi factions he can no longer control. It also sought to deflect criticism for his followers’ perceived role in this week’s fighting in Karbala that aborted a Shiite religious festival and claimed more than 50 lives.
Thousands of pilgrims fled in terror as fighting erupted Tuesday between Mahdi Army members and security forces linked with the rival Shiite Badr militia.
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August 30th, 2007 at 4:30 amJust like these bastards. When they are down they expect us to stop fighting so they can regroup and shoot our men in the back. Fuck you MOOKIE. Make all the threats you want, you know your boys are going down!!!
August 30th, 2007 at 4:54 amWrong Picture
His evil “Svengali” hypno-look is back.
Smoke that fat lying pig
August 30th, 2007 at 5:33 amYesterday we called it. He’s an astute liar. A master of tagyiya….And of course, a waste of life…
August 30th, 2007 at 5:44 amThis guy must think we’re idiots, there are no timeouts in war, this isnt freeze tag on the playground..death is still looking for you and your militia
August 30th, 2007 at 6:08 amIf we let that son of a bitch get away with this crap again so help me I’ll switch to the Democrat “surrender” line (well, maybe not). Surely…Surely! we won’t fall for that again? We need to kill or capture (and hold for the duration) every Mahdi Army asshole we can, for as long as necessary. I say again, hit Mookie, now! Go ahead Mook, suspend your order. Bring it on!
August 30th, 2007 at 6:27 amMookie needs his ears cleaned out. A .50 BMG from a Barret rifle would do the trick.
August 30th, 2007 at 8:00 amTake Him OUT! Enough already.
August 30th, 2007 at 8:22 amMuqtada called time out but I didn’t hear the ref’s whistle. So it’s still on. This power struggle for control of Al-sadr’s orginatation speaks volumes about the surge. Looks like Mookie can’t take the heat.
August 30th, 2007 at 8:47 amlet me see if im getting this, he wants to take a 6 month break so he can get his army in order and then continue attacks, but he’s pissed when we arent taking that same break? they really do make terrorists stupid these days
August 30th, 2007 at 9:12 amI was reading something the other day about the “Stinky One”. It seems that the big Shia party got screwed because this idiot and his Iranian militia buddies got into a pissing contest. It was Mokkie’s fault. So now all the Shit-ites are pissed at his ass.
Wouldn’t be surprised if some of his own shit-ite brethern arrange for a SVBIED surprise party for his ass in the near future.
If he thinks that he can play the hide-in-Iran game and avoid an inevitable assasination for much longer, than he really is as stupid as he looks.
August 30th, 2007 at 9:47 amWhy is he still alive?
August 30th, 2007 at 11:35 amhe looks like hillary with a beard,,,
August 30th, 2007 at 11:54 amIts time to clean house.. There is nothing beneficial to keeping his army or organization alive.
Take a big hammer and finish them off.
August 30th, 2007 at 12:00 pmLooks like its time to give Mookie that hole in the head. Sounds like he needs a little ventilation. Typical Mookie, stir up trouble, release an article saying he is making peace, and then blame us for the violence when we crack down on his group for the trouble they caused. When are we going to end this miserable p.o.s.
August 30th, 2007 at 3:09 pmIt seems to me like Sadr is doing some house cleaning. He makes an agreement with the Iraqi government and US forces to publicly announce a Mahdi army freeze with an agreement that they will root out the rogue sects who he cannot control. I wouldn’t be surprised if he provided the intel for this raid in a tit for tat exchange where he gets to retain power after the rogue groups are extinguished. His threats to “unfreeze” is just lip service to appease his hardline followers and show that he isn’t a pushover.
August 30th, 2007 at 3:17 pm“Bring it on!” As the successes against the AQI pile up, forces are freed up for Priority #2. Mookie’s turn. He knows it, and is squirming every whichway to try and get out from under. Don’t think Petraeus is buying. It’s about your 100-point IQ disadvantage, Mookie ….
August 30th, 2007 at 4:36 pm