Comments on: Sistani: A beard full of “hell, no!” on U.S. bases?

By: Needlenose » Blog Archive » The new face of the Iraqi resistance, cont’d

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:08:30 +0000

[...] Ali Sistani.Â When the drumbeat of SOFA criticism began a month and a half ago, I think it was just yours truly who not only identified it but tied it to a similar conversation betweenÂ Sistani and prime [...]

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Flirting with a different kind of “Mission Accomplished” in Iraq — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:43:14 +0000

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Mon, 26 May 2008 16:03:21 +0000

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By: Raptor

Raptor — Mon, 26 May 2008 00:25:47 +0000

njr >> I think Sistani was in Iraq when the US arrived, he was (and had been for a few years) under house arrest by Saddam. He left Iraq at some point in 2004 due to a heart condition (or something else cardiovascular) to receive treatment in London.

By: njr

njr — Sat, 24 May 2008 23:24:26 +0000

Sistani wasn’t in-country when we arrived there, so could not award us sweets and flowers.
I’m cheering him on since his return… don’t know if he’s a good guy or not, but at least he seems consistant!
I support our troops by wanting them back in the US.
I’ll take his word that he wants that same goal.