moqtada_al_sadr What Sadr said * a_Point_in_Time - Najaf * "America is the greatest of Satans," 040807 ... 6 August 2004 *** * 24_Hour_Ultimatum *** NAJAF, Iraq (AFP) - Najaf's governor issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the militia of radical cleric Moqtada Sadr to leave the Iraqi province or face a US military offensive 040807 ... An "amazing" newslink * 24_Hour_Ultimatum * What's_the_'point'? 1. President Says Saddam_Hussein Must Leave Iraq Within 48 Hours transcript and video of President George W. Bush's address to the nation on March 17, 2003. Category: War in Iraq www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/03/20030317-7.html 2. France, Russia and Germany Reject 24_Hour_Ultimatum... 040807 ... 2 hours 23 minutes ago Sadr vows to fight to "last drop of blood" amid clashes in Iraqi Shiite city http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040809/wl_mideast_afp/iraq_040809090459&e=1 "Do not call them fighters of the Mehdi Army any longer, call them defenders of the city," 040809 ... What Sadr said "The occupiers must go, and then the democratic process can start" in Iraq, 040809 ... a "point" Who is Muqtada al-Sadr? Tuesday, April 6, 2004 http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/06/shiite.leaders/ Believed to be about 30 years old, al-Sadr is the son of a grand ayatollah but U.S. officials think his support is relatively small, and concentrated among the young and poor. 040810 ... The_images_of_Americans 7 minutes ago NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. forces stormed a Najaf house belonging to a radical Shiite cleric, who has led a deadly uprising against coalition and Iraqi troops for more than a week, as American and Iraqi soldiers launched a major assault Thursday on his militiamen. Explosions and gunfire echoed near the revered Imam Ali shrine and its vast cemetery. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=716&e=3&u=/ap/20040812/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq U.S. Forces Storm Shiite Cleric's House 040812 ... An "amazing" newslink Dollars_amd_Cents 040812 ... An "amazing" newslink Dollars_and_Cents 040812 ... Yahoo! Search Sadr prepared to accept UN troops in Iraq AFP - Sat Aug 14 Rumsfeld Says Sadr's Actions 'Unlawful and Harmful' Reuters - Sat Aug 14 WEB RESULTS Wikipedia: Muqtada al-Sadr Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia's article on 'Muqtada al-Sadr' ... Muqtada al-Sadr (given name also spelled as Moqtada) (b ... son of the famous Iraqi Shia cleric Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr. As of early 2004, he was the de ... Category: Iraq Muslim Clerics Muqtada al-Sadr en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muqtada_al-Sadr - More pages from this site Results 1 - 20 of about 174,000 for Muqtada al-Sadr 040814 ... What Sadr said 2 hours, 15 minutes ago http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/washpost/20040815/ts_washpost/a105_2004aug14&cid=1802&ncid=1480 "The occupation has to go out of Iraq," Sadr said on al-Jazeera, the Arabic satellite television network. "Iraq is ours. The wealth is ours. The land is ours. The Iraqis can govern Iraq. There will be no civil war, as the U.S. says." 040814 ... a "point" The power of Muqtada al-Sadr 7:29 p.m. ET Aug. 19, 2004 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5763631/ How, and why, one man is flustering a superpower 040819 ... 20 August 2004 * olive_branch * 040820 ... Moment_of_truth Imam Ali Mosque in the holy city of Najaf - militia loyal to a radical cleric had left Radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and his Mehdi militia had fought a two-week rebellion in the city in which hundreds of people were killed. The revolt also drove world oil prices to record highs. 040820 ... . Oil at New High Over $49, Iraq Violence Escalates Reuters - 3 minutes ago 040820 ... . "Al-Sadr and his supporters have indicated a willingness to directly target oil production and transport," 040820 ... 20 August 2004 BAGHDAD, Iraq - Militiamen loyal to rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Friday removed their weapons from the revered Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf as a 2-week-old uprising centered on the holy site appeared to be drawing to an end. 5 minutes ago 040820 ... . 32 minutes ago LONDON (AFP) - World oil prices hit new records, racing towards the symbolic 50-dollar mark as traders showed alarm over attacks on oil infrastructure in Iraq, where fighting raged between militia and US forces. 040820 ... . http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040820/wl_afp/oil_price&cid=1512&ncid=1473 040820 ... a "point" What's_the_'Point'? The "M" of Moqtada = Money_Money_Money = Dollars_and_cents 040820 ... 20 August 2004 Militia Offers to Cede Control of Shrine 25 minutes ago NAJAF, Iraq - A rebel cleric's militiamen kept their guns outside a holy site Friday after issuing a surprise offer to give up control of the Imam Ali Shrine to Shiite Muslim religious leaders, No police or Iraqi security forces were in the shrine. After nightfall, al-Sadr's aides were still negotiating details of the shrine's handover to representatives of Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Husseini al-Sistani, who is in a London hospital for treatment of a heart problem. 040820 ... Yahoo! Search Transfer of Shrine Control Proving Tricky AP via Yahoo! News (Aug 20, 2004) 040820 ... . Sadr Militia Still Controls Iraq Shrine -- Witnesses Reuters - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago 040820 ... Yahoo! Search Iraq "Najaf"'s history echoes in today's struggle St. Petersburg Times (Aug 20, 2004) 040821 ... . http://www.sptimes.com/2004/08/20/Worldandnation/Najaf_s_history_echoe.shtml Like the Iraqi and American fighters facing off around his shrine in Najaf, Iraq, Imam Ali was a warrior. In the seventh century, he fought at the prophet Mohammed's side, wielding a sword forked like a snake's tongue 040821 ... jpg Supporters of radical Iraqi cleric Moqtada al Sadr walk past Najaf's Imam Ali shrine, August 21, 2004. Fighters loyal to rebel cleric Moqtada al-Sadr were firmly in control of "Najaf"'s Imam Ali mosque, http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20040821/mdf667371.jpg 040821 ... jpg Supporters of radical Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al Sadr acting as human shields enter Najaf's Imam Ali shrine, August 21, 2004. http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20040821/s/r2147716134.jpg 040821 ... 22 August 2004 Sadr City Sings Its Praises of Cleric 13 minutes ago 040822 ... a "point" http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/latimests/20040822/ts_latimes/sadrcitysingsitspraisesofcleric&cid=2026&ncid=1480 "Everybody now is part of the Mahdi army." That is far from true, but in Sadr City, with a population of about 2 million, widespread anti-American sentiment has hardened in recent days. On the walls of the houses, even the graffiti are committed to protest. "Yes, yes … to the IED that terrified Americans," reads one message, referring to what is known as an improvised explosive device. "When people buy food, they buy a bag for their families and a bag for the Mahdi," 040822 ... An "amazing" newslink moqtada_al_sadr's_a_message_of_'peace' 040822 ... a "point" Najaf battle is struggle for leadership of Shia world By remaining all but silent through three weeks of fighting between US troops and Shia militiamen, Mr Sistani, along with fellow senior Shia scholars, has seen an erosion in his position in Iraq. Meanwhile the popularity of Mr Sadr and his more militant Islam has risen. “I think Sistani will simply take the keys [to the Imam Ali mosque],” Fatih Kashf al-Ghita, a Shia cleric who has been mediating between the Iraqi government and Mr Sadr, told the FT on Wednesday. Ali al-Yassiri, Mr Sadr's Baghdad representative, said of Mr Sistani: “He is 17 days late. He should have been here from the beginning.” 040825 ... . http://news.ft.com/cms/s/5eae0c5a-f5ad-11d8-b814-00000e2511c8.html 040825 ... 25 August 2004 60_day's_Iraq_self_rule_after_US_led_war 040826 ... . An "amazing" newslink "Face-saving' deal" - Mr Sadr will hand responsibility for the shrine to Ayatollah Sistani and his men will disarm. - Foreign forces will leave Najaf. 040826 040826 ... a 22 minutes ago NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Rebel Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Friday ordered his men inside Najaf's Imam Ali mosque to lay down their weapons and join thousands of Shi'ite pilgrims outside the shrine. 040826 ... 28 August 2004 U.S., Shiites Fight in Baghdad; 5 Killed 57 minutes ago BAGHDAD, Iraq - Shiite militants and U.S. forces battled throughout the Baghdad slum of Sadr_City (named for the cleric (moqtada_al_sadr)'s slain father, 040828 ... 30 August 2004 Al-Sadr Calls on Militia to End Uprising 55 minutes ago 040830 ... Yahoo! Search BAGHDAD, Iraq - Rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on his followers to end their uprising against U.S. and Iraqi forces while he considers forming a political movement, senior al-Sadr officials said Monday. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040831/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq&cid=540&ncid=716 040830 ... a "point Al-Sadr Says U.S. Can't Defeat Militia AP - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago 040903 ... 18 Nov 2004 Sadr_City 041118 ... 1214 Sadr ties involvement in Iraq poll to exodus of foreign troops 2 minutes ago 041214 ... a "point". "I am asking our religious heads and our leaders to obtain from the occupier and his unjust agents the guarantee of an immediate departure of their troops after the elections, or of a timetable for departure," Sadr's office said in a statement published in the holy city of Najaf. "Otherwise, our participation (in the elections) will be unlikely," 041214 ... 492005 Sadr Supporters Demand US Pull Out From Iraq 050409 ... 472005 Old U.S. foe rises again in Iraq http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7424836/ Shiite Mahdi Army growing bolder in south 050410 what's it to you? who go blather from