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
god good grace mean occupation rid saddam salvation
Just because we're rid of Saddam and the evil Batthists doesn't mean the occupation is a good thing. Our salvation from Saddam was only with the grace of God.
mean rights america
America has shown its evil intentions, and the proud Iraqi people cannot accept it. They must defend their rights by any means they see fit.
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.
mean resistance
We continue to resist the occupier militarily, culturally and by all means of the resistance.
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.
mean government giving
If it does not serve the Iraqi people, there are only political means that must be followed to reform the government - a new government that we must give a chance to prove that it is there to serve the people.
forces god huge money weapons
The U.S.-led forces have the money, weapons and huge numbers, but these things are not going to weaken our will because God is with us.
carry people
The resistance does not mean that everyone can carry a weapon. The weapon is only for the people of the weapons.
according compose government iraqi people
The U.S. will ignore the opinion of the Iraqi people and it will compose the new government according to its own desires.
Let the whole world hear that we reject America. No, no to the occupier.
change hostile obama people policy power specialize towards
Obama has no power to change American policy because there are people who specialize in drawing these policies, which have been and still are hostile towards Islam.
beloved companies continue embassy exist flags forces invasion overlook stay
What if the invasion forces will not leave our lands? What if the U.S. forces and others stay in our beloved lands? What if their companies and embassy headquarters will continue to exist with the American flags hoisted on them? Will you be silent? Will you overlook this?
government open prove serving
Open the way before the new government to prove that it is for serving the people.
armed main
The main reason for the armed resistance is the American military presence.