Ayatollah Sistani calls for Iraq to remain united...

[kentuck]

Temporarily halting the plan for a new Constitution, it appears. He has called for the Iraqis to include the Sunnis in any new "federation". This appears to be a stab in the heart for the Bush and his latest plan. (scheme) This is big news. I seem to recall an assassination in Vietnam when something like this happened?

http://www.almendhar.com/english_5724/news_print.aspx

(on edit) I am told this has not yet been confirmed as credible

[Kagemusha]

1. There was another thread. And on that thread...

no one seemed sure if this was a real Sistani statement or not...

[Teaser]

2. Mostly me who wasn't sure.

It was first reported ~15 hours ago by Xinhua as being posted to a website, which was not Sistani's official site: sistani.org.

Furthermore, I can't find any mention on the English language version of sistani.org. By tonight I'll have checked the arabic. But I'm dubious.

[Kagemusha]

3. It's not like someone couldn't have posted what they wish he'd said

Just to give people a chance to think what might happen if he really did say it.

Sure, that might seem blasphemous, but I bet not everyone's above such a thing. Shiism is a competitive religious industry.

[Teaser]

4. Happens all the time

Go to Sistani.org and look for his "Statements" in english. There are several disclaimers about statements attributed to Sistani.