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The fact that it was carried out next to the shrine of Imam Ali means it definitely was not a shi'ite group and not a religious sunni group. which leaves the primary suspects as saddam followers or wahabis. ----- Original Message ----- From: "N. Martin" <nm313@cam.ac.uk> To: "N. Martin" <nm313@cam.ac.uk> Cc: "CASI Discuss" <casi-discuss@lists.casi.org.uk> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 5:53 PM Subject: Re: [casi] Bomb in Najaf has kills 82, including leading Shia - FT > > Iraqi political leaders have already pointed the finger of blame at > > loyalists to the regime of Saddam Hussein. > > > On April 10, a Najaf mob murdered Abdelmajid al-Khoi, son of the late > > grand ayatollah Abu al-Qassem al-Khoi. Some blamed the killing on Moqtada > > Sadr, a young militant cleric, although Mr Sadr has strenuously denied > > the charge. > > Where do the Iraqis and experts amongst us think, is this violene directed > at the top echelons of the traditional shia religious structure coming > from? Inter-shia (Sadr??), Inter-Islamist (shia-sunni/foreign islamists??) > or shia-nationalist/ba'athist - or from somewhere quite different? There > seem to be few meaningful reports on this around currently. > > And what do those who have some knowledge in these areas think, is the net > effect of what appears to be, if not a planned, than at least a defacto > gradual (???) thinning of the traditional shia structures. who gains, and > what wider repercussions may it have? > > questions for whole books, but if someone has some answers, or suggestions > for further reading, I would be very grateful. > > best > Nicholas > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via the discussion list of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. > To unsubscribe, visit http://lists.casi.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/casi-discuss > To contact the list manager, email casi-discuss-admin@lists.casi.org.uk > All postings are archived on CASI's website: http://www.casi.org.uk > _______________________________________________ Sent via the discussion list of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. To unsubscribe, visit http://lists.casi.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/casi-discuss To contact the list manager, email casi-discuss-admin@lists.casi.org.uk All postings are archived on CASI's website: http://www.casi.org.uk