April 05, 2004
Warrant issued for cleric’s arrest
Trying to arrest Sadr is more than about him. It's playing to Shia myths of martyrdom and redemption, not creating stability. He may have started out with a few supporters, but now, we're creating yet another Shia martyr, one who's entire family was murdered by Saddam. And we're giving him the chance to gain a complete and total martyrdom at the hands of US forces inside a mosque. Maybe the CPA thinks he's going to jail, but he's been given a chance to oppose the US and become a regional hero. If he dies at US hands, he joins Yassin and Osama as an anti-western hero.Posted by Norwood at April 5, 2004 09:25 PM
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