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Sadr Movement Seeks Its Way As Others Gain Power in Iraq

Weekly Standard Blog found this 12/5/2008 on washingtonpost.com

Washington Post Foreign Service Friday, December 5, 2008; A01 BAGHDAD -- The followers of Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr once were powerful enough to do battle against the U.S. military , play kingmaker in choosing Iraq's prime minister and declare themselves the true defenders of the ...