Sistani to U.K. for heart treatment

[annxburns]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,128202,00.html

This isn't good news. This guy is a moderating force in Iraq - with him gone ....

Sh**.

Edit: Corrected misleading Fox title. Reuters has "treatment" not "transplant' see below.

[BJ]

1. FoxNews? Consider the source.

And, if you haven't been keeping track, the situation in Iraq's going down the toilet as we speak.

Read this AP story from yesterday if you need further proof.

[annxburns]

3. Excuse me, but

while it was on the Fox News site it was an AP report ....

And duh on the Iraq situation. Someone posted a thread earlier on Sistani and I thought I would update, snarky guy.

[gp]

2. So thats why the US forces are trying to take out Sadr now...

...to prevent him from getting Sistani's position...

edit:typo

[troublemaker]

4. There is no mention of a "transplant" in this story

[annxburns]

5. Reuters has "heart treatment" not transplant ...

http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=560715§ion=news

[earthside]

6. He's gone

Other news stories confirm Sistani's departure.

But I doubt it is because of health. Iraq is falling into anarchy and Sistani needs to be safe and out of the way. If he were killed, the hell unleashed would be ... horrible.

I wouldn't be surprised if it was the US and UK who figured out a way to get him out of the country.

I think Sistani leaving is a sign of just how bad things really are in Iraq.

[comradebillyboy]

7. if he dies

the shiite will hit the fan. terrible pun, but its nothing but bad news cuz sistani is all thats preventing a general shiite uprising.

[muriel_volestrangler]

8. dupe

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