lennart
15-04-04, 17:19
Goed stuk over de situatie in Iraq uit de Independent:
"It is very difficult to know who is taking the decisions on the American side," said Hussain al-Shahristani, an influential Shia figure, in an interview with The Independent. "You hear one thing from [Paul] Bremer [the chief US civilian official] and another thing from the US army." (http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=511587)
(...)
The US army commanders, going by their statements, appear to have little understanding of the political cost of their actions this month. General Richard Myers, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, said yesterday in Kuwait that "Sadr's recent activities have further marginalised him and he is in a very weak position".
Many Shia observers disagree, saying that the American pursuit of Sadr, who was previously seen as a maverick, has gained him the reputation of a martyr among the Shia and he is much more popular than he was before
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=511587
Zie ook:
http://www.maroc.nl/nieuws/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=92771
"It is very difficult to know who is taking the decisions on the American side," said Hussain al-Shahristani, an influential Shia figure, in an interview with The Independent. "You hear one thing from [Paul] Bremer [the chief US civilian official] and another thing from the US army." (http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=511587)
(...)
The US army commanders, going by their statements, appear to have little understanding of the political cost of their actions this month. General Richard Myers, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, said yesterday in Kuwait that "Sadr's recent activities have further marginalised him and he is in a very weak position".
Many Shia observers disagree, saying that the American pursuit of Sadr, who was previously seen as a maverick, has gained him the reputation of a martyr among the Shia and he is much more popular than he was before
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=511587
Zie ook:
http://www.maroc.nl/nieuws/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=92771