IRAQ’S NEW GOVERNMENT….So what does Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani think of the new interim government in Iraq?
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The Washington Post said “his words were not enthusiastic” but were still better than anything he had ever said about the old IGC.
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The New York Times said Sistani “acknowledged the new Iraqi government in a cautious statement.”
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The Associated Press said Sistani had issued a statement “tacitly endorsing the new interim Iraqi government.”
Juan Cole has the translated text of Sistani’s statement at his site, and sure enough, it doesn’t exactly sound like a ringing endorsement. Apparently we’re still going to have to move very carefully indeed if we want to keep him more or less on our side.
