Posted on 10/18/2008 8:40:25 AM PDT by nuconvert
BAGHDAD – Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Saturday called on Iraq's parliament to reject a U.S.-Iraqi security pact as tens of thousands of his followers rallied in Baghdad against the deal.
The mass public show of opposition came as U.S. and Iraqi leaders face a Dec. 31 deadline to reach agreement on the deal, which would replace an expiring U.N. mandate authorizing the U.S.-led forces in Iraq.
Al-Sadr's message was read by his aide Sheik Abdul-Hadi al-Mohammadawi before a huge crowd of mostly young men waving Iraqi and green Shiite flags and chanting slogans including "no, no to the agreement" and "yes to Iraq."
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Good. Must be a good agreement.
Mookie is counting on an Obama presidency. Obama has made deals in Iraq already. Why make a pact when Obama will clear out all U.S. troops in his first hundred days?
Exactly.
This guy is WAY overdue for a 7.62 mm headache.
I was wondering when he was going to show his ugly head again
Well, his head is still hiding in Iran. So he’s using puppet heads
Do not betray the people,” al-Sadr said in his message, as the crowd chanted “Occupier, get out,” and “No, no to America. No, no to the agreement.”
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Ungrateful wretches......what happened to the purple fingers?
LOL. Could agree more. My first reaction to the headline was: “Why is this guy still alive?”
I couldn’t agree more!
“Ungrateful wretches......what happened to the purple fingers?”
Don’t let a few out of millions color your whole picture
Why is that overstuffed Shi’ite terrorist still alive?
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