In his leftist blog, Juan Cole - a US scholar who lived in the Middle East for 6 years - profiles some of the elected leaders of Iraq. He also translates an article in which the likely President of Iraq- Jaafari - is shown to have clear Islamofascist connections. According to the writer, al-Jaafari wants al-Sadr' terrorists to participate in both the government, and in the new army. What if he is creating Basiji' storm troopers, as operated by the tyrants who misrule his former place of exile: Iran?
Al-Hayat 17 Feb 2005
Al-Sadr Supports Al-Jaafari
Amer al-Husseini, a leader of al-Sadr's Current in Baghdad, told Al-Hayat that the Current "supports the designation of Ibrahim al-Jaafari to the post of Prime minister of the Iraqi government resulting from the elected National Assembly." He added that al-Jaafari's presence at the head of the new cabinet would be "a positive beginning for a better stage in Iraq." Al-Husseini revealed that contacts were being held between the Coalition [the Unified Iraqi Coalition, backed by al-Sistani and the winner of the majority of seats in the Assembly] and the leadership of al-Sadr's Current in al-Najaf. He did not exclude the participation of the Current in the new government.
Al-Hayat has also learned that the Bureau of the Highest Shia Authority Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani and the leader of the Iraqi National Council Ahmad al-Chalabi try to normalize relations between "Al-Badr Organization" which is lead by the "Supreme Council" [of Islamic revolution in Iraq, al-Hakim's movement] and the leadership of "Al-Mahdi Army," the military wing of al-Sadr's Current, in light of the tensions that dominated the relation between the two groups during the bloody events at al-Najaf some months ago.
The New Army
Al-Hayat has also learned that a security plan, which was mentioned earlier for the case where the Coalition would lead the new government, foresees the integration of large numbers of "Al-Badr" and "Al-Mahdi Army," as well as the militias of Hizbullah and Al-Dawa, in the ranks of the new Iraqi army.
Houston: we have a problem. Or maybe an opportunity to think of one-button solutions. Oops! Knee-jerk Watch!
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