Muqtada al Sadr
Muqtada al Sadr
Muqtadā al-Ṣadr is an Iraqi Shia cleric, politician and militia leader. He is the leader of a political party, the Sadrist Movement and the leader of Saraya al-Salam, a Shiite militia that is a reformation of the previous militia he led during the American occupation of Iraq, the Mahdi Army...
NationalityIraqi
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth12 August 1973
CountryIraq
mean land iraq
I renew my call for the occupier (the United States) to leave our land. The departure of the occupier will mean stability for Iraq, victory for Islam and peace and defeat for terrorism and infidels.
resistance forgotten
We have not forgotten the occupier. We remain a resistance.
brother struggle forever
Whatever struggle happened between brothers, let us forget about it and turn the page forever and live united.
mean resistance
We continue to resist the occupier militarily, culturally and by all means of the resistance.
heart rejection resistance
Our rejection of the occupier at heart is resistance.
military needs withdrawal
If the American military begins to withdrawal, there will be no need for these armed groups.
lying responsibility hands
If responsibility is not in the hands of the Iraqi government, then I consider the responsibility for this event lies with the occupation forces which should either leave immediately or according to a timetable.
war views people
We condemn the view that the (U.S.-led) occupation's existence is beneficial for the Iraqi people because if it ended, there would be sectarian war - as if sectarian war has not already begun.
distance people silence
I would like to address the peoples of the world, especially the Arab peoples and the US people. Their silence over the violations against the oppressed Iraqi people who suffered greatly cannot be accepted by any fair-minded and zealous person. Therefore, all must take these violations seriously and express themselves even through peaceful demonstrations, sit-ins and protests. I urge those people to distance themselves from their rulers who support the West and the occupation forces.
real fall long
I seek the spread of freedom and democracy in the way that satisfies God. [Americans] have planned and paved the ways for a long time, but it is God who is the real planner -- and the proof of this is the fall of the American twin towers[...]a miracle from God.
numbers weapons force
The US-led forces have the money, weapons and huge numbers, but these things are not going to weaken our will because God is with us.
We do not kill an Iraqi.
mean hands resistance
We don't kill Iraqis - our hands do not kill Iraqis. But we target only the occupier with all the means of resistance.
abuse unity needs
Enough of this occupation, terror and abuse. We are not in need of your help. We are able to combat and defeat terrorism, and achieve unity. We are not in need of your bases, your experience and etc.