Thread: Al Sadr
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Old 08-21-2004, 14:02   #4
shootandloot
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Originally posted by Footmobile
I don't think we can just go around whacking their religious leaders (no matter how much they might deserve it). It would just upset too many people, in Iraq, and in the media.
Yes, but keep in mind, "cleric" is his self-appointed title. He has no religious schooling, and no claim to a religous hierarchy other than the fact that his father was a respected cleric killed under Saddam's regime. I may be wrong, but I don't think anyone other than 3,000 some odd followers view him as a religious leader.
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