Sadr calls rally to press for U.S. pullout

[ghundal]

Sadr calls rally to press for U.S. pullout

Published: May 4, 2011 at 10:07 AM

BAGHDAD, May 4 (UPI) -- Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr Wednesday announced a rally to show his movement's strength and press for U.S. withdrawal.

The Sadr Front told al-Sumaria TV the May 23 gathering is meant to be peaceful, but threatened to resume operations by its military wing, the Mehdi Army, if American forces remain in Iraq beyond the end of this year.

That is the deadline set under a status of forces agreement signed in 2008, but some factions in Iraq have called for an extension.


© 2011 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-Ne...#ixzz1LQvqRXQE

[ghundal]

• http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middl...-troops-longer
  Senior US military official in Iraq advocates keeping some troops longer
  
  The remarks, which included warnings of the increasingly volatile Middle East, follow renewed warnings by Moqtada al-Sadr that he would reactivate his militia if US forces extend their stay.
  
  
  
  • 
  
  
  
  
  

[randolph85]

sadr is smart because he is on both sides of the fence. he participates in politics while having a military wing ready, like hamas and hezbollah. the taliban could learn some politics from these folks.