Iraq's Rebel Cleric Gains Surge in Popularity

oldhat

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Wed May-19-04 06:46 PM
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Iraq's Rebel Cleric Gains Surge in Popularity

Edited on Wed May-19-04 06:52 PM by oldhat

Hearts and minds...

An Iraqi poll to be released next week shows a surge in the popularity of Moqtada al-Sadr, the radical young Shia cleric fighting coalition forces, and suggests nearly nine out of 10 Iraqis see US troops as occupiers and not liberators or peacekeepers.

The poll was conducted by the one-year-old Iraq Center for Research and Strategic Studies, which is considered reliable enough for the US-led Coalition Provisional Authority to have submitted questions to be included in the study.

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rumguy

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Wed May-19-04 06:51 PM
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1. Mission...accomplished!

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oldhat

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Wed May-19-04 06:55 PM
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4. USA! USA!

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Just Me

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Wed May-19-04 06:59 PM
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5. The guy with rubber gloves is one SICK MFer.

That picture is disgusting!!!! That man is SICK, SICK, SICK and should be contained in a rubber-walled room for the rest of his life!!!!

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The_Casual_Observer

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Wed May-19-04 06:54 PM
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2. Of course Sadr is popular

I know this because 1. The US media says he isn't popular in Iraq

2. He represents and is represented by tough no nonsense IRAQIS who appear not to be taking any shit from anybody. The Iraqis are kind of used to being led by folks like this.

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Just Me

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Wed May-19-04 06:55 PM
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3. Busholinis NOT deterred by "focus groups". *belch* n/t

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