June 3, 2007
Op-Ed Contributor
An Enemy We Can Work With
By BARTLE BREESE BULL
New York Times
London
WHEN the populist Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr emerged from 14 weeks of
invisibility on May 25, it was hard not to focus on his typically passionate
anti-Coalition rhetoric: “No, no to America;
"The mosque, which Mr. Sadr's Mahdi Army was using as a hospital of sorts,
had just been hit by something that everyone said was an American rocket.
The shoes of dead fighters lay in piles inside the entrance. Outside, thick,
angry crowds milled around."
Boy, the new york times HAS reached an all
If Sadr is working with the US it is not clear that
the US is working with him. Quite the contrary they
are using air attacks on his constituents.
I think that Sadr is an opportunist interested in
furthering his own fame and significance. As I
understand it the Mahdi militia is not completely
und
