Monday, May 10, 2004

Poking the Hornet's Nest With a Stick

The New York Times reports on the destruction of Moqutada Al Sadr's Baghdad headquarters. Earlier reports claimed thirty five people had been killed, but this notes a death toll of nineteen--none of whom were actually inside the building (which a photograph shows being reconstructed).

Al Sadr's reaction, through a trusted aide, was to call for a more general uprising.

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