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Thursday, April 10, 2003
posted by gbarto at 12:37 PM:
Iraqi Shiite Leader KilledAbdul Majid al Khoei, gov't official hacked to death at Najaf mosque
It's not entirely clear, but it looks like Sunnis (Islamic variant Saddam follows) offed this guy. Iraqi hardliners had holed up in his mosque, even as he had encouraged Iraqis to stay home and let America secure the city. Is there a religious war brewing? If so, who started it? And would it be smart for Sunnis, in a shot at one last hurrah, to launch a religious war when Shia outnumber Sunnis by a factor of 3 or 4 in Iraq?
Final question: What's up with this?
[The shrine] holds the tomb of the Shiites' most beloved saint, Imam Ali Ibn Abu Talib, the Prophet Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law.Not a good day for the religion of peace, in any case.
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