As you may have already heard, radical Shiite cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, has   
   returned to Iraq after a four-year exile in Iran, and he is already busy   
   stirring up the pot against the infidel invaders and occupiers in Iraq; that   
   is, the Americans and the British. In his first public speech since   
   returning to Iraq last week, he is already making it very clear to the   
   government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, that he and his followers   
   expect al-Maliki to carry out his pledge to have all US military forces   
   removed from Iraqi soil by the end of this year, as has been agreed upon by   
   the two governments.   
      
   In his fiery speech, al-Sadr referred to the United States, Israel and Great   
   Britain as "our common enemies", and he also let Prime Minister al-Maliki   
   know in no uncertain terms that, should he fail to carry out his pledge,   
   al-Sadr's people "have the political means" to apparently remove al-Maliki   
   from power.   
      
   Of course, there is a very big problem brewing here, because no one who   
   understands the situation really anticipates that all American forces will   
   leave Iraq by the end of this year. The main excuse that has been given is   
   that Iraq is not yet ready to defend itself against foreign aggressors. It   
   will be interesting to see then, exactly how al-Sadr intends to carry out   
   his threat. Backed by Iran, and with the support of Islamic radicals within   
   Iraq itself, he could indeed disrupt the current status quo in Iraq once   
   again, just as he did a number of years ago when his militias confronted   
   American forces in Iraq.   
      
   The question in my mind at this current time, is how far will the US   
   Government be willing to go in order to solve their problem with al-Sadr? An   
   assassination attempt perhaps?   
      
   One thing I can say for al-Sadr, is that similar to a few other radical   
   Muslim clerics, he could very well fit the bill for being the Islamic False   
   Prophet, who could quite possibly team up with a powerful Islamic political   
   leader, to become the Beast and the False Prophet pair who are found in the   
   thirteenth chapter of the Book of Revelation. Time will certainly tell, but   
   once again, I advise everyone to keep a close eye on this man. Unless he is   
   assassinated, he is not simply going to go away. He's tasted power, and he   
   wants more of it.   
      
      
      
      
   Jeff Snyder, SysOp - Armageddon BBS  Visit us at endtimeprophecy.org port 23   
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