"Sistani Tsunami" sweeps away Bush plan
by Haroon Siddiqui
Toronto Star
02/10/05
The imminent historic rise of religious Shiite power in Iraq, with its inevitable linkages to Iran, is decidedly not what President George W. Bush had bargained for. In fact, he spent the last 22 months trying to prevent just such an outcome. Yet, here is his administration sounding sanguine about the sweeping electoral win of the slate blessed by Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. It is saying he won't establish mullahcracy in Iraq. It doesn't know that. It is only hoping so. Only a handful of people know what Sistani really wants. He won't allow any American near his home in Najaf, let alone take a phone call from Bush...
http://tinyurl.com/3wgbf
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
Toronto Star
02/10/05
The imminent historic rise of religious Shiite power in Iraq, with its inevitable linkages to Iran, is decidedly not what President George W. Bush had bargained for. In fact, he spent the last 22 months trying to prevent just such an outcome. Yet, here is his administration sounding sanguine about the sweeping electoral win of the slate blessed by Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. It is saying he won't establish mullahcracy in Iraq. It doesn't know that. It is only hoping so. Only a handful of people know what Sistani really wants. He won't allow any American near his home in Najaf, let alone take a phone call from Bush...
http://tinyurl.com/3wgbf
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
Starmail - 11. Feb, 14:30
