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The man America has in its sights

Alex Constantine - June 10, 2007

Belfast Telegraph
June 6, 2007

alsad 247062d - The man America has in its sightsThe US wants to talk to Moqtada al-Sadr. He thinks they want to assassinate him. In this rare interview in Kufa, Iraq, the Shia cleric tells Nizar Latif why

Moqtada al-Sadr, the man Washington blames for its failure to gain control in Iraq, has rejected a call to open direct talks with the US military and has accused the Americans of plotting to assassinate him.

The Shia cleric said: “The Americans have tried to kill me in the past, but have failed. It is certain that the Americans still want me dead and are still trying to assassinate me.

“I am an Iraqi, I am a Muslim, I am free and I reject all forms of occupation. I want to help the Iraqi people. This is everything the Americans hate.” ...

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http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/article2618648.ece