Sadr Hold May Be Slipping In Iraq
By ELI LAKE, Staff Reporter of the Sun | August 5, 2008
Iran's bellicosity comes as its closest Iraqi political ally, Moqtada al Sadr, appears to be capitulating to the Iraqi government's demand that his Mahdi Army disarm and rejoin the political process as a social services organization. The Wall Street Journal reported last night that a recent brochure for Mr. Sadr's organization says the Mahdi Army "is not allowed to use arms at all." The brochure also says "The Mahdi Army will now be guided by Shiite spirituality instead of anti-American militancy."
