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Sadr denounces U.S. withdrawal plan

Posted by smeddum on August 24, 2008

SHIITE LEADER ANGRY NO FIRM DATE SET Mercury news
By Tina Susman and Caesar Ahmad
Los Angeles Times
Article Launched: 08/23/2008 01:31:30 AM PDT

BAGHDAD – The debate over a deal that would chart the future of U.S. troops in Iraq has reignited the rhetoric coming from Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who denounced the plan Friday for not setting a firm date for a U.S. withdrawal. Read the rest of this entry »

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