The US Army tried to kill or capture Muqtada al-Sadr, the widely revered Shia cleric, after luring him to peace negotiations at a house in the holy city of Najaf, which it then attacked, according to a senior Iraqi government official. The revelation of this extraordinary plot, which would probably have provoked an uprising by outraged Shia if it had succeeded, has left a legacy of bitter distrust in the mind of Mr Sadr for which the US and its allies in Iraq may still be paying. The attempted assassination or abduction took place two-and-a-half years ago in August 2004 when Mr Sadr and his Mehdi Army militiamen were besieged by US Marines in Najaf, south of Baghdad.
http://www.aimislam.com/news/news/secret-us-plot-to-kill-al-sadr
With Sadr finally back in Iraq, it will be interesting to see what changes are brought about on Iraq’s political horizon. And here’s another one on the Welch Club… An insight into the recent conflict involving Lebanon…an interesting read…
To understand what is going on with Fatah al-Islam at Nahr el-Bared one would want a brief introduction to Lebanon‘s amazing, but shadowy ‘Welch Club’. The Club is named for its godfather, David Welch, assistant to Secretary of State Rice who is the point man for the Bush administration and is guided by Eliot Abrams. The Welch Club’s major error was when it attempted to influence the Lebanese Army into disarming the Lebanese Resistance led by Hezbollah. When the Army wisely refused, the Club coordinated with the Bush Administration to pressure
Israel to dramatically intensify its retaliation to the capture of the two soldiers by Hezbollah.
http://www.aimislam.com/news/news/whos-behind-the-fighting-in-northern-lebanon
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