BODIES IN CLERIC'S COURT (At least 25 Bodies found in basement in Al Sader's court!)

Sky News ^ | 8/27/04

[areafiftyone]

At least 25 bodies of executed civilians and police have been found in the basement of a religious court set up by rebel cleric Moqtadr al Sadr, according to AFP news agency.      

Some of the bodies had been mutilated or burned, according to the reports.

The discovery comes after al Sadr officially handed over control of Najaf's Imam Ali shrine.

A representative of Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani confirmed the handover as militia loyal to al Sadr handed in their weapons after a peace deal to end the crisis in Najaf.     

Thousands of Iraqi Shi'ites have been marching to the shrine to show their support for Ayatollah al Sistani.

The ayatollah had returned to the southern holy city to negotiate the peace deal after medical treatment in London.

Al Sadr agreed to Ayatollah al Sistani's call for his supporters to lay down their arms.

[Quilla]

Sounds like a deal buster and cause for the arrest of Sadr.

[Constitution Day]

Sounds familiar...

[BillyCrockett]

While you never know how the Iraqis will react to things...I'd think that finding dead Iraqis killed by Sadr will really piss off the majority of moderate Iraqis.

[Dallas59]

ROP Justice. Where's the outcry from the left?

[xzins]

The bodies would abrogate any deals made aforehand and would make it possible for Al Sadr to be seized, tried, and executed/imprisoned.

I hope they go that route.

They should see that he is a threat to their power.

[MarkT]

Now, now, these bodies were actually those of Abu Garib victims, killed by the Americans, and the good cleric was just holding them until he could get them to their families. I am sure the NYT et al will not find anything out of order with this and it certainly does not appear fit to print.

[Ron in Acreage]

CNN said he was a "cleric". How clerical of him.

[areafiftyone]

Now that's scary!

[xzins]

I'm a cleric.

We don't have any bodies in our basement, so far as I know.

Maybe they meant "clerk." (But I hate to demean clerks.)

[adam_az]

" At least 25 bodies of executed civilians and police have been found in the basement of a religious court set up by rebel cleric Moqtadr al Sadr, according to AFP news agency."


This is the first article which I haven't seen this joint referred to as "the holiest shrine in Shia islam."

What a coincidence!

[Red Badger]

I - IGNORANT
S - STUPID
L - LYING
A - ARAB
M - MORONS

I SLAM ISLAM!

[DannyTN]

these bodies were actually those of Abu Garib victims, killed by the Americans who are controlled by the Jews

How could you leave that out?

[Illuminatas]

.....That run the petroleum industry.......

[freedomson]

I'd just like to add a disclaimer if I may.

"Mr. Gacy is not affiliated in any way with the Free Republic Clown Posse.

Thank you.

[tje]

As long as they don't have panties on their heads.. It's okay.

[Alex Murphy]

CNN said he was a "cleric". How clerical of him.

25 tortured and killed bodies in the basement?? Sounds like someone made a clerical error...

[quantim]

M = MURDERING, MURDEROUS, MUTILATING

[Indie]

Allawi has already said Sad'r will go free.

Great strategy we had.

[evets]

WANTED:

dead or alive.

[skeeter]

A deal was reached? After weeks of breathless reporting about the siege why haven't I heard anything before now about this deal to end it?? Jeez.

[alrea]

Some of the bodies had been mutilated or burned, according to the reports.

It is important to note that panties were not used here as a means of torture.

[rabidralph]

Dear Lord! NO! Did any of them have panties on their heads?

On a series note, I hope Sistani turns him and his people over to the Iraqi government for trial.

[johnb838]

I would think the mortaring of the peace marchers would sort of inflame people against him, but I can't say I ever understand the muslim mind, or its capacity for shameless cruelty.

[musicman]

What was the old joke??....(better said on a cold day when someone would complain about it...)

...Ya think it's bad here??...34 below at Gacy's....

[johnb838]

Isn't it the LATE Mr. Gacy?

[johnb838]

If he goes free it sucks but if we can keep him out of that damned Ali Shrine we can come down on him like a ton of rocks next time he gets out of his box.

[BluH2o]

At least 25 bodies of executed civilians and police have been found in the basement of a religious court set up by rebel cleric Moqtadr al Sadr, according to AFP news agency.

Don't expect to see much coverage (if any) of this embarrassing & inconvenient detail in the MSM.

[TexKat]

An Iraqi police officer inspects the area where about 10 bodies were discovered in a maverick religious court run by rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's followers in the southern city of Najaf, Iraq Friday Friday Aug. 27, 2004. Al-Sadr's office in Najaf set up the court, which ordered arrests and meted out punishments outside of religious and legal authorities. Local Iraqi officials have in the past demanded the court be shut down and all prisoners freed. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

[AD from SpringBay]

Almost as bad a Abu-Graib?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Perhaps the good cleric's demands were nonnegotiable.

[Maigrey]

How (censored) horrible.

May shi'tead meet his 72 virginians shortly for this horror.

[Jackie-O]

Looks like they won't be letting him "lay down his arms and go home."

[EaglesUpForever]

But it's a "holy" court, so it's off limits.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

It was reported on FreeRepublic yesterday. I put this up:

Iraqi government OKs al-Sistani peace deal for Najaf

You just cannot leave your terminal and stay up to date!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Allawi has already said Sad'r will go free.

But that was enough to get him out of the Shrine,....and before this gruesome discovery.... I think Allawi could do a change of direction.....

[Indie]

We shall see...

[batter]

He better not get away with this, but he's gotten away with it so far...I'm not holding my breath.

Hang the SOB.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Sounds like a deal buster and cause for the arrest of Sadr.

Let's hope so!

Surely, even in the Muslim world this calls for some kind of action against this Devil!

What will Iran now do to protect their agent?

[F14 Pilot]

BUMP!

[.cnI redruM]

My question: What responsibility does Ayatollah AL-Sistani bear for letting this murderous wretch go free?

http://orsa.blogspot.com/2004/08/muqtada-al-sadr-and-religion-of-peace.html

[Grampa Dave]

Hopefully a grieving family member or good friend will stop this A$$hole from wasting oxygen any more.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Are the Clerics exempt from the Revenge Rules....?

[CurlyBill]

Kill him and be done with it!

[glorgau]

Those bodies have got to be ripe with the heat. I imagine its quite a reek.

[Grampa Dave]

In the Middle East, no one is exempt from the revenge rules or emotions.

[ellery]

I question the timing of this announcement.

R.I.P.

[Gucho]

Allawi has already said Sad'r will go free.

[r9etb]

I'm a cleric.

Ahhhhh, xzins.... you know as well as I do that "cleric" is media-ese for "bloodthirsty salamikaze." They just can't bring themselves to call such animals what they really are.