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Archives for October 2003

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Arrest Warrant For Muqtada Al Sadr

Arrest Warrant For Muqtada Al Sadr

Juan Cole

Arrest Warrant for Muqtada al-Sadr? The Guardian reports today that sources close to the Interim Governing Council say an arrest warrant is being prepared for fiery young Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr. They say his organizing activities have come to be seen as a growing threat, and he will be charged in the murder of Majid […]

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Demonstration In Fallujah Arrest Of

Demonstration In Fallujah Arrest Of

Juan Cole

Demonstration in Fallujah The arrest of a senior prayer leader in Fallujah sparked a protest Wednesday by 100 religious and tribal leaders. AFP says they shouted “Death to Americans, their spies and collaborators” as they made their way to the government offices. It was a small demonstration, but if it is true that they were […]

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Demonstration Tuesday In Karbala Ap

Demonstration Tuesday In Karbala Ap

Juan Cole

Demonstration Tuesday in Karbala AP reports that a demonstration was held by followers of Muqtada al-Sadr in Karbala on Tuesday to protest the closing of the al-Mukhayyam Mosque and the arrest of numerous followers of Muqtada there. On Wednesday the Shiite party, al-Da`wa, issued a statement condemning the recent violence in Karbala and urging that […]

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Zogby Criticizes Cheney Use Of Zogby

Zogby Criticizes Cheney Use Of Zogby

Juan Cole

Zogby Criticizes Cheney Use of Zogby Poll The Zogby polling group did a sounding in Iraq last month, some results of which were trumpeted by US Vice President Dick Cheney in an interview, in which he alleged that most Iraqis supported a US style government. The true percentage who took that position? 23%. Zogby complains […]

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Dozens Demonstrate In Baghdad Against

Dozens Demonstrate In Baghdad Against

Juan Cole

Dozens Demonstrate in Baghdad against Desecration of Koran It started with a minor incident. A female employee going into the Ministry of Petroleum had to subject to a daily search of her purse. But the US troops guarding the building on Tuesday wanted more, they wanted her to let trained police dogs sniff her purse. […]

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Evangelicals In Congress Seek To Shape

Evangelicals In Congress Seek To Shape

Juan Cole

Evangelicals in Congress seek to Shape Iraqi Constitution Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., and Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va. have inserted provisions into the legislation that would authorize $87 bn. for Iraq, according to Knight Ridder. The legislation instructs the Coalition Provisional Authority to work to ensure that the new Iraqi constitution protects freedom of religion, especially […]

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Igc Moves Against Sadr Militia In

Igc Moves Against Sadr Militia In

Juan Cole

IGC moves Against Sadr Militia in Karbala The Interim Governing Council sent Iraqi police into the al-Mukayam mosque in the holy city of Karbala Tuesday to arrest armed militiamen loyal to Muqtada al-Sadr. They were assisted by US troops, but it was good that the main steps were taken by Iraqis. Interior Minister Nuri al-Badran […]

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Human Rights Watch Us Killings Of

Human Rights Watch Us Killings Of

Juan Cole

Human Rights Watch: US killings of Civilians are not Investigated Human Rights Watch maintains that US troops have killed over a hundred Iraqi civlians over the past few months, but that the US military has investigated none of these killings. Meanwhile, in Falluja a family is alleging that US troops executed a family member while […]

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Authority Of Sistani Versus Muqtada Al

Authority Of Sistani Versus Muqtada Al

Juan Cole

Authority of Sistani versus Muqtada al-Sadr in Iraq Alex Berenson argues in the NYT that Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani has much wider support among Iraqi Shiites than Muqtada al-Sadr, and that the latter has actually lost some enthusiasts through a set of recent missteps, including proclaiming a shadow government and trying to take over shrines […]

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