http://dir.salon.com/topics/muqtada_al_sadr/?source=rss&aim=muqtada_al_sadr en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT By Juan Cole Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/04/01/basra/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/04/01/basra/index.html?source=rss The three reasons the Iraqi prime minister launched his ill-fated assault on the Sadrists of southern Iraq. By Juan Cole Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/surge/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/surge/index.html?source=rss The president just gave a rosy assessment of his plan, but insurgents have adapted and Iraqis continue to be slaughtered. By Juan Cole Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/02/23/british_withdrawal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/02/23/british_withdrawal/index.html?source=rss Vice President Cheney says the British are leaving southern Iraq because things are going so well. In the real world, Basra is a mess. Alex Koppelman Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/02/21/sadr_city/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/02/21/sadr_city/index.html?source=rss U.S. and Iraqi forces come under political pressure to clear out the Baghdad stronghold of Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr. But at what price will that happen? By Juan Cole Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/01/30/iran_ashura/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/01/30/iran_ashura/index.html?source=rss The president's decision to use force against Iranian "agents" inside Iraq could snare innocent pilgrims, and raises the risk of open warfare. Alex Koppelman Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/19/sadr/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/19/sadr/index.html?source=rss A new Pentagon report says that the army of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is the biggest threat in Iraq. By Juan Cole Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/20/cole_kidnapping/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/20/cole_kidnapping/index.html?source=rss The recent kidnapping of Iraqi professionals, and ongoing murder of doctors and teachers, are devastating the country's recovery. By Juan Cole Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/09/08/shiite_vs_shiite/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/09/08/shiite_vs_shiite/index.html?source=rss As the two main factions of Iraq's dominant religious group descend into armed conflict, the U.S. military has already been forced to pick sides. By Sidney Blumenthal Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/08/31/katrina/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/08/31/katrina/index.html?source=rss As he travels the nation to commemorate Katrina and 9/11, the president is only highlighting the tragedy of his own incompetence. By Phillip Robertson Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/07/14/kidnapping/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/07/14/kidnapping/index.html?source=rss A search for Sadr City's killing fields goes terribly wrong. By Phillip Robertson Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/07/13/morgue/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/07/13/morgue/index.html?source=rss The Baghdad morgue, where Iraqis come every day to collect the bodies of slain relatives and comrades, is the alpha and omega of Iraq's civil war. By David Enders Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/05/08/sadr/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/05/08/sadr/index.html?source=rss Like the militant Lebanese group, fiery cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr is using both guns and butter to seize power in Iraq. By Robert Dreyfuss Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/04/10/dreyfuss/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/04/10/dreyfuss/index.html?source=rss As the Iraq disaster finally sinks in, will he accept a humiliating defeat -- or launch a bloody battle to "secure Baghdad"? By Sidney Blumenthal Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/03/16/iraq_anniversary/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/03/16/iraq_anniversary/index.html?source=rss Bush and Rumsfeld robotically repeat their Iraq talking points, ignoring the fact that their ambassador and generals are contradicting them. By Nir Rosen Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/02/03/muqtada/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/02/03/muqtada/index.html?source=rss Recently, the U.S. was calling for Muqtada al-Sadr's head. Now, the fiery cleric may be the only man who can defuse Iraq's Sunni-Shiite conflict. By Graeme Wood Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/10/31/prisoner/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/10/31/prisoner/index.html?source=rss The saga of a hapless New Zealander who ended up behind bars after seeking work in Iraq reveals the darker side of the U.S.-led coalition's operations. By Robert Bryce Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/08/16/iraq_oil/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/08/16/iraq_oil/index.html?source=rss The insurgents in Iraq know that keeping its oil flowing is crucial to U.S. success in the war -- and they're doing all they can to muck things up. By Phillip Robertson Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/04/27/militia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/04/27/militia/index.html?source=rss From Najaf to Baghdad, I track the men who are menacing the U.S. occupation. They're young, desperate and dangerous -- and their ranks are growing.