Iraq’s Sadr blames US death squads for Najaf bombing

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http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2006/April/focusoniraq_April47.xml§ion=focusoniraq&col=

KUFA, Iraq - Radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Friday blamed US-led coalition forces for the rampant violence across Iraq, including the deadly car bombing in the holy city of Najaf a day before.

“This is not the first time that the occupation forces and their death squads have resorted to killings,” the cleric said during the weekly prayers at the mosque of Kufa, the twin city of Najaf. snip

Sadr also blamed the coalition forces for the sectarian strife, charging that “they are killing religious Shiite clerics in order to start a sectarian strife”.

US ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad was particularly targeted by Sadr in his sermon. “His (Khalilzad’s) presence in all the political meetings is a clear intervention of the US in Iraqi affairs,” Sadr said.

[leftyladyfrommo]

1. That's all we need.

We just need to get out of there. I don't think there is anything we can do about anything anymore. Our kids are getting killed for nothing.

[bigtree]

2. this is how it escalates

you're right. we need to exit as quickly as possible. It's amazing how little the Bush regime seems to have learned from this disaster. Sniping at Iran with Russia and China lined up on the other side . . . amazing.