"The occupier is trying to make up a sectarian war between the Sunnis and Shiites," al-Sadr said. "It is not acceptable to direct the allegations of ugly acts committed by the occupier against the Shiites, to the Sunnis, we also condemn and denounce all the terrorist acts."Wha?! Umm, this schlub must actually think now is the time to get back into the limelight. After all, charges against him may very well be dropped for the assasination of Abdul Majid al-Khoei. His claims are frankly out there, though, and I doubt this is going to score him much in the way of points with the Iraqi people when there frustration lay with the Syrian and/or Saudi terrorists mounting the attacks againt the Iraqi people.
Meanwhile, al-Sistani, the true clerical power in Iraq, calls for unity amongst Shia and Sunni. Sistani wields great power and could easily be our worst nightmare; so far, though, he is taken a very moderate line. Because of this, al-Sadr will probably never be anything more than a fringe player.
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