Breaking: Al Sadr Blames U.S. For Partner’s Assassination
They call him an aide, but he was really one of his top two partners in running the whole criminal empire show.
Related: Background story on this morning’s assassination.
Related: Maliki Condemns Assassination Of Al Sadr’s Parnter
BAGHDAD (AP) - Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has blamed the United States and the Iraqi government for the death of a senior aide in the holy city of Najaf.
The cleric’s office issued a statement in which al-Sadr promises he won’t “forget this precious blood” but he urges his followers to “be patient.”
Friday’s statement comes hours after Riyadh al-Nouri was gunned down as he drove home after attending prayers. Al-Nouri was the director of al-Sadr’s office in Najaf.
Al-Sadr accuses “the hands of the occupiers and their tails” of being responsible for the attack. The terms are often used by the Sadrists to describe the United States and the Iraqi government that it supports.
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Great Picture!!
April 11th, 2008 at 10:42 amMookie: “And dis! … Dis is the feen-gurr I wiped my ass wit dis mornink before mornink prayers … and den I shove it up the ass of da guy bent over praying een frunt ov me! … You know … eet looks like a pork link …”"
April 11th, 2008 at 10:47 amHe blames us.
First of all, thank you. It is nice to be appreciated.
Second, we are just giving the management a chance to die for their beliefs. Haven’t they been telling their youth that that is the greatest use of their lives? Now that he is dead he is only half a hypocrite (since he did not press a detonator on himself).
Nice picture.
April 11th, 2008 at 10:53 amYou’re next…………….
April 11th, 2008 at 11:33 amAl Sadr: “Yeah well, I fucking killed a rival Shia cleric in 03 buts thats OK cause Im Mooookie. Anyone does it to piglets in my gang thats not acceptable, OK?”
April 11th, 2008 at 1:03 pmDamned right we did it!! Now poke your head up so we can show you the same marksman skills of our great troops!!
April 11th, 2008 at 2:11 pmlol @ pic
April 11th, 2008 at 3:04 pmYou mess with the bull, you get the horns.
April 11th, 2008 at 4:29 pmI am just waiting for some free-lance retired US sniper to just start taking guys like this piece of shit, out.
April 11th, 2008 at 4:50 pmThe holy city of Najaf?
holy city of Najaf? 
Bullshit. I hate it when reporters say that. The holy city’s are Jerusalem and Bethlehem where Jesus Christ walked. Any location with a mosque is NOT HOLY! If it’s holy it’s because of the bullets hitting it. It is a place of evil-doers. Jesus said “Love your enemies” how can you even get close when they are trying to kill you all of the time.
April 14th, 2008 at 5:46 am