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![]() Is Muqtada al Sadr?
Is he laying low? Did he do stuff in the recent elections? Is he pulling puppet strings? The western media has apparently forgotten about him entirely.
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Seems like he was given a pretty good incentive to lay low. Andrew
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However, I did stumble upon a couple of comments over the last week or so about how Sadr's chubby little fingers are still in the pot. Apparently, he's been playing peacemaker over there, keeping a lid on the simmering civil war and trying to singlehandedly convert the country to democracy. Sadr apparently has been pushing the notion that "voting is the most legitimate form of protest". Judging by what is being reported as a surprisingly high/record turnout for the elections, we may well infer that Sadr is as influential as ever. Sadr voiced an expectation that his informal political faction would hold 30% of the seats after the vote. Please note that Sadr and his movement are legally banned from Parliament and the election (which was a Malaki/US-backed initiative). Ergo, Sadr and the Sadrists are not on the ballot. But they will be in Parliament.
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![]() Western media hasn't entirely ignored Sadr...
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![]() And interestingly enough... the Wiki-page on Sadr reports that he is presently studying to become an ayatollah.
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This is the first I've heard of Sadr seeking ayatollah rank. Look out Iraq, Sadr is going to own the fucking place.
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![]() And here is a tidbit from December 2009...
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Alive and obviously doing fine.
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![]() interesting. And encouraging from a peace-perspective, in my opinion.
I remember boldly telling one of my teachers that al Sadr would be running the show either directly or indirectly inside of ten years. I do hate to be wrong. ![]()
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![]() You know, I actually think that this could be promising news. At least the man is saying the governmental process is legitimate in some form. It's by no means perfect, but it's not horrible either.
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As I've said all along, Sadr is the by far the most interesting fellow in Iraqi politics - and probably one of the most intelligent and successful. It is indeed quite likely that he will continue to dodge CIA assassins and outlive most of the contemporary crop of aspiring dictators.
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But the bottom line is that Iraq has been dancing to Sadr's tune all along, though no one will admit this. Sadr called the insurgency into creation, and he was the one that tamed it. Sadr said 'Yanqui go home" and forced the signing of the SOFA. Now Sadr says 'vote' and they go vote in record numbers. The man is a force to be reckoned with.
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