tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post2796474221752548558..comments2023-10-21T06:13:57.457-07:00Comments on For a democratic secular Iran. For peace and prosperity in the Middle East.: Muqtada Sadr on FootballAzarmehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01111103133622095142noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-86523474192406623052007-05-14T00:36:00.000-07:002007-05-14T00:36:00.000-07:00Fully agree with you on this. Sounds like we were ...Fully agree with you on this. Sounds like we were saying the same thing all along :)Azarmehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111103133622095142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-16694529056077798022007-05-13T16:38:00.000-07:002007-05-13T16:38:00.000-07:00Yes, we can say the same thing about all militias....Yes, we can say the same thing about all militias. And that was exactly my point. Maybe it sounded too selective, and if it did that wasnt my intention.<BR/><BR/>Militias have received popularity as a result of the political incompetence.<BR/><BR/>In no way, shape, or form do I call these groups 'resistance fighters.' They are opportunists who benefit from the people's suffering by exploiting One voice out of many among the fold of humanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08560666140690986735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-41197209789282346812007-05-13T05:45:00.000-07:002007-05-13T05:45:00.000-07:00Well you can say this about the militias on the ot...Well you can say this about the militias on the other side as well. The point about my post was the naive people in the West who seem to think these insurgents are some kind of liberation force they should support.<BR/><BR/>Dont worry about your comments being long though, its best that you leave a comment than a misunderstanding being a created.Azarmehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111103133622095142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-55224632111544696792007-05-13T03:22:00.000-07:002007-05-13T03:22:00.000-07:00Azarmehr,In certain Shi'ite areas, Moqtada's milit...Azarmehr,<BR/><BR/>In certain Shi'ite areas, Moqtada's militia men have provided protection against the other Sunni insurgents. This is a fact. I did not believe this until I heard it from actual Iraqis.<BR/><BR/>I'm not talking about protection in the sense of 'secular freedoms' or something like that. I'm talking about safeguarding the area against Sunni extremists who want to ethnically One voice out of many among the fold of humanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08560666140690986735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-62643996522250875512007-05-13T00:49:00.000-07:002007-05-13T00:49:00.000-07:00Muqtada Sadr gives them protection? Are you nuts? ...Muqtada Sadr gives them protection? Are you nuts? He has given them nothing but misery, insecurity and sectarianism. It takes intellectuals like you to justify someone like Muqtada Sadr!Azarmehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111103133622095142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-87288091210032415012007-05-12T16:40:00.000-07:002007-05-12T16:40:00.000-07:00I doubt most Iraqis would take this guy seriously....I doubt most Iraqis would take this guy seriously.<BR/><BR/>I know Iraqis and I also know for a fact that they love their soccer/football.<BR/><BR/>Moqtada makes an appeal to the poor class of Iraq's society, who have given him their loyalty in exchange for security and protection through him.One voice out of many among the fold of humanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08560666140690986735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-19360253156877103252007-05-04T09:10:00.000-07:002007-05-04T09:10:00.000-07:00And to think that this man has million of follower...And to think that this man has million of followers...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-27124721268700398882007-05-04T00:38:00.000-07:002007-05-04T00:38:00.000-07:00this is Islam after allthis is Islam after allAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-39570646954288400642007-05-03T06:35:00.000-07:002007-05-03T06:35:00.000-07:00Damn this caveman and the misery he has brought on...Damn this caveman and the misery he has brought on our people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com