The recommendation of Muqtada al-Sadr is to avoid bloodshed ... He doesn't want Iraqi to kill Iraq. If one Iraqi wants to become a martyr I want him to fight the American occupation. We like peace and we extend our hand to the Iraqi security forces. 
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ANDREWS AFB, MD - MAY 16: A F-22 flies during the Joint Services Open House and Air Show May 16, 2008 at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Military families, their guests and students attended the show, which opens to the public this weekend, featuring demonstrations by the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels and others.
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Actor Harrison Ford (R) is back as character Indiana Jones and is shown in a scene from the new film "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" in this undated publicity photograph. Even decades past their prime, Hollywood's leading men just don't want to give up their image as strapping young action heroes, as Ford proves in his return as Indiana Jones.
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NEW ORLEANS - MAY 13: Tyson Chandler #6 of the New Orleans Hornets grabs a rebound against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Five of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs at The New Orleans Arena on May 13, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Hornets defeated the Spurs 101-79 to take a 3-2 lead in the series.
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CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 14: Actress Eva Longoria (C) and Aishwarya Rai (R) arrive at the Blindness premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 61st International Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2008 in Cannes, France.
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In this photo distributed by the official Chinese news agency Xinhua, rescuers give first-aid to survivor Li Kecheng, a 50-year-old man who had been buried for 106 hours, at a collapsed middle school in Hongbai Town of the quake tore Shifang City in southwest China's Sichuan province, early Saturday May 17, 2008.
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Light heavyweight boxer Shaun George of Brooklyn, New York poses with referee Jay Nady after defeating Chris Byrd of Las Vegas with a ninth round TKO at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada May 16, 2008.
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SALT LAKE CITY - MAY 16: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers dunks the ball as Carlos Boozer #5 of the Utah Jazz looks on in Game Six of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs at EnergySolutions Arena on May 16, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Actor Harrison Ford is back as character Indiana Jones and is shown in a scene from the new film "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" in this undated publicity photograph. Even decades past their prime, Hollywood's leading men just don't want to give up their image as strapping young action heroes, as Ford proves in his return as Indiana Jones.
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ANDREWS AFB, MD - MAY 16: A F-22 flies during the Joint Services Open House and Air Show May 16, 2008 at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Military families, their guests and students attended the show, which opens to the public this weekend, featuring demonstrations by the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels and others.
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CLEVELAND - MAY 16: Head coach Doc Rivers of the Boston Celtics reacts as he coaches against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Semifinals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs on May 16, 2008 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers won 74-69.
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Soldiers guard a street as a woman walks past with a child during a police operation in the 'el Gallito' neigborhood in Guatemala City May 16, 2008. Hundreds of police and an equal number of soldiers stormed the notoriously dangerous district arresting 19 people for illegal weapons, drug charges and immigration violations.
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Quotes about Muqtada al-Sadr
A delegation of five members from the Sadr movement arrived in Sadr City with the guidance of Muqtada al-Sadr to follow up the implementation
was said
in Malaysia Sun
The recommendation of Muqtada al-Sadr is to avoid bloodshed ... He doesn't want Iraqi to kill Iraq. If one Iraqi wants to become a martyr I want him to fight the American occupation. We like peace and we extend our hand to the Iraqi security forces.
was said
in Malaysia Sun
Hamas takes Gaza hostage. Hezbollah takes Beirut hostage. Muqtada al-Sadr threatens Iraq. Al-Qaeda threatens the whole world. Extremist militias and movements suppress peoples and overthrow governments ... the only difference between what the Taliban did in Afghanistan in the 1990s and what Hezbollah did in Lebanon is the time and place.
was said
in Malaysia Sun
Quotes from articles mentioning Muqtada al-Sadr
Hasan al- Zarqani, a spokesman for Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, said that Al- Sadr will consult supreme religious leaders on the issue of disbanding Al-Mahdi Army. Speaking to Reuters, Al-Zarqani said that Muqtada al-Sadr will disband Al-Mahdi Army if the religious leaders order him to do so.
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in RedOrbit
I think the situation will return to normal again but the problem will never be solved. Gangs, smugglers and corrupt people will go back to doing what they were doing before.
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in RedOrbit
By all reports, Iran's role is not good ... They're arming all groups. ...They want influence with everyone.
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in RedOrbit
