Moqtada Al Sadr

Buying Time

John Bruhns | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iran, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Troop Withdrawal, Success of the Surge, Maliki, Shiite Militias, Sunni Insurgency, Iraq War, Bush Iraq, Iraq, Politics News
John Bruhns

The fragile success of the surge can be easily reversed. Now the issue is sustaining the current conditions long enough for us to start bringing our troops home.

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Seth Colter Walls

Rival Iraqi Shiite Camps Both Blast U.S. Security Agreement

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Iraq Security, Iraq, Politics News

You can add two more Iraqi voices to those speaking out on the need to regulate U.S. military action in the country, or remove it altogether. In an i...

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How Obama Can Fix Iraq, Short of Withdrawing U.S. Forces

Lionel Beehner | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Moqtada Al-Sadr, Iraq, Status of Forces Agreement, U.S. Embassy Baghdad, Barack Obama, Iraq Refugees, Politics News
Lionel Beehner

Every American should hold their head in shame at how our government can't scrounge enough cash to offer asylum to more Iraqis fleeing violence.

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al-Sadr Supporters Boycotting Provincial Elections

Washington Post | Amit R. Paley and Saad Sarhan | Posted 06.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Warwire, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Moqtada Al Sadr, Moqtada Al-Sadr Elections, Al-Sadr Elections, Al-Sadr Boycott Elections, Politics News

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Militia Leader al-Sadr Calls For New Offensive Against US Forces

Washington Post | Amit R. Paley and Karen DeYoung | Posted 06.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Militias, Iraq, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Nouri Al Maliki, Politics News

The Bush administration's Iraq policy suffered two major setbacks Friday when Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki publicly rejected key U.S. terms for an o...

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Al-Sadr Loyalists Pushing For Public Referendum On US-Iraq Security Deal

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 05.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Al-Sadr, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Al-Sadr Loyalists, Iraq, US-Iraq Security Deal, Politics News

BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber blew himself up at a police checkpoint west of Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 10 people including the local po...

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US ambassador: al-Qaida close to defeat in Iraq

AP | LEE KEATH | Posted 05.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Al-Sadr, Iraq Government, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Warwire, Politics News

BAGHDAD — The U.S. ambassador to Iraq said Saturday that al-Qaida's network in the country has never been closer to defeat, and he praised Prime...

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Iran Tom Toms

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 04.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sadr City, Prime Minister Maliki, Iran, Persian Gulf, Moqtada Al Sadr, Middle East, United Nations, Sec of Defense Gates, Gen. Petreaus, Israel, Baghdad, Iraq, Mahdi Army, President Bush, Politics News
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

Wherever you are on the political spectrum, an increasingly overt Iranian enterprise is taking a growing toll on American troops in Iraq.

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Condoleezza Rice Mocks Al-Sadr As A Coward

Associated Press | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Warwire, Moqtada Al-Sadr, War in Iraq, Sadrists Truce, Muqtada Al-Sadr, Muqtada Al Sadr, Sadr Cease Fire, Politics News

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice mocked anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr as a coward on Sunday, hours after the radical leader threatened to de...

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US GIs in Iraq Suffer Worst Week of '08

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 04.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Warwire, Muqtada Al-Sadr, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Sadr City, Sadr City Violence, Sadr Violence, Mahdi Army, Iraq War, Politics News

BAGHDAD — A roadside bomb killed an American soldier in Baghdad on Saturday, capping the bloodiest week for U.S. troops in Iraq this year. Clash...

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Friday Talking Points [27] -- Petraeus Week

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.11.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Thus endeth another Petraeus week on Capitol Hill. I have to say, I was impressed at the caliber of the questions asked, but severely disappointed at ...

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Petraeus' Testimony: Everything His President Wants to Hear

Robert Scheer | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Troop Withdrawal, Campaign '08, Barack Obama, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Iraq War, Sunni, Fallon, Shiite, Iran, General Petraeus, President Bush, Hillary Clinton, Iraq Surge, Petraeus Testimony, John McCain, Success of the Surge, David Petraeus, McCain Iraq, Dwight Eisenhower, George Washington, Petraeus Hearing, Petraeus Iraq, Petraeus Moveon Ad, Politics News
Robert Scheer

Once again, the president is passing the buck to the uniformed military to justify continuing a ludicrous imperial adventure, and the good general has dutifully performed.

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Ten Questions for General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sadr City, Iran, Clinton, Middle East, Cheney, Green Zone, Moqtada Al Sadr, General Petreaus, Mahdi Army, Iraq, Congress, Mccain, Obama, Democrats, Bush, Politics News
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

If we are not principally fighting Al Qaeda, but one Shiite faction against another, isn't this just "mission creep" with no end in sight?

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Sadr Will Disband Mahdi Army If Instructed By Clerics

Reuters | Khaled Farhan | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Moqtada Al-Sadr, Warwire, Mahdi Army, Sadrists Truce, Sadr Mahdi Army, Muqtada Al-Sadr, Muqtada Al Sadr, Mahdi Army Disband, Sadr Cease Fire, Politics News

Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr will consult senior religious leaders and disband his Mehdi Army militia if they instruct him to, a senior aide s...

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John McCain Falsely Claims Sadr Declared Ceasefire -- Again!

Think Progress | Posted 04.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Moqtada Al-Sadr, John McCain, John McCain 2008, Iraq Militias, Iraq Cease-Fire, Muqtada Al-Sadr, McCain Sadr, McCain Iraq, Sadr Cease Fire, Politics News

Appearing on Fox News Sunday this morning Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) repeated the false claim that Muqtada al-Sadr declared the ceasefire in Basra last w...

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Iran Confirms Role In Brokering Iraq Truce

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 04.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mahdi Army, Iran Mahdi Army, Iran Shiite Militias, Muqtada Al-Sadr, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Muqtada Al Sadr, Sadr Cease Fire, Sadrists Truce, Politics News

TEHRAN, Iran — Officials in Iran confirmed for the first time Saturday that the country played an important role in brokering a recent truce bet...

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Al-Sadr Calls for Anti-US Protest

AP | Posted 04.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Al-Sadr March, Muqtada Al-Sadr March, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Muqtada Al-Sadr, Warwire, Moqtada Al-Sadr Basra, Iraq Basra, Politics News

NAJAF, Iraq — The office of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called Thursday for a "million-strong" turnout for an anti-American demonstrat...

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Jason Linkins

McCain Clueless, Contradictory On al-Sadr's Influence In Iraq

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Surge, Moqtada Al-Sadr, John McCain, Muqtada Al-Sadr, Success of the Surge, John McCain Gaffe, John McCain Iraq Surge, McCain Iraq, Politics News

For all of John McCain's claims to both foreign policy experience and a keen understanding on what needs to be done in Iraq, it seems that with each p...

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Iraq Government In Emergency Session As Battles Rage

Reuters | Ross Colvin | Posted 03.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Baghdad Curfew, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Warwire, Iraq Government, Iraq Battle, Politics News

Iraqi lawmakers will hold an emergency session on Friday in an attempt to end violence in the oil city of Basra after an army crackdown on Shi'ite mil...

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Militiamen Holding Out in Basra Fighting

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 03.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Basra Attacks, Basra Fighting, Iraq, Iraq Basra, Iraq Cease-Fire, Iraq Five Years of War, Iraq Militias, Iraq Security, Iraq Surge, Iraq War, Moqtada Al Sadr, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Muqtada Al Sadr, Muqtada Al-Sadr, Sadr Cease Fire, Sadrists Iraq, Sadrists Truce, Shiite Militias, Success of the Surge, War in Iraq, Warwire, Home News

BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister warned gunmen in the oil port of Basra to surrender their weapons by Friday or face harsher measures, as clashes...

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US, Iraqi Troops Battle Shiite Militia

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 03.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Basra Attacks, Basra Fighting, Iraq, Iraq Basra, Iraq Cease-Fire, Iraq Five Years of War, Iraq Militias, Iraq Security, Iraq Surge, Iraq War, Moqtada Al Sadr, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Muqtada Al Sadr, Muqtada Al-Sadr, Sadr Cease Fire, Sadrists Iraq, Sadrists Truce, Shiite Militias, Success of the Surge, War in Iraq, Warwire, Politics News

BAGHDAD — Iraq's leaders faced their gravest challenge in months Tuesday as Shiite militiamen loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr batt...

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Is "Success" Of Iraq Surge About To Unravel?

Huffington Post | Posted 03.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Iraq Surge, Warwire, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Success of the Surge, Moqtada Al Sadr, Muqtada Al-Sadr, Iraq, Iraq Five Years of War, War in Iraq, Muqtada Al Sadr, Basra Fighting, Sadrists Truce, Iraq Militias, Basra Attacks, Sadr Cease Fire, Iraq Security, Sadrists Iraq, Iraq Cease-Fire, Iraq Basra, Shiite Militias, Politics News

A cease-fire with Muqtada al Sadr and his loyalists in the Mahd army is showing signs of deterioration. The agreement, which has been critical to the...

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