http://news.antiwar.com/2016/03/27/iraq ... er-sit-in/ Years ago Petraeus tried to bomb his alleged whereabouts, then invited him in for a friendly chat, and Mookie refused the invitation. Now he apparently remains a Mid-Eastern political leader who has rejected US carrots and sticks and so far lives to tell about it.
More about Mookie: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/...ad-green-zone-parliament-160430120004964.html
Granny says sumbody needs to kick the Shiite outta him... Who is Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr? Thu May 5, 2016 - Muqtada al-Sadr isn't an ayatollah.
Mookie is speaking up, again, and he's still saying Yanqui Go Home. Is he like Bashar al-Assad in Syria, too powerful to simply be droned? Does the Pentagon think that droning him would increase its problems in Iraq rather than mitigate them? http://news.antiwar.com/2016/07/17/iraqi-(*)(*)(*)(*)e-cleric-tells-followers-to-target-us-troops/
Mookie al-Sadr news: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/...ence-grips-baghdad-rally-170211140644671.html
Muqtada al-Sadr is a great hero of Iraqi people. He comes from a family that historically resisted the brutal fascist Saddam regime and paid the ultimate price for their dissent. When America invaded in 2003, their toppling of Saddam was greatly appreciated. But as time went on, the Iraqi people demanded the Americans depart. Muqtada was the one who led that movement and the Mahdi Army which resisted American occupation of Iraq. Muqtada is only a terrorist because he resisted American occupation? The truth is Muqtada is not a terrorist but a hero of his people, a respected religious leader who comes from a tradition that courageously fights for the underdog and "fights the power"
