Radical Cleric Rising as a Kingmaker in Iraqi Politics

The man who led the Mahdi Army militia's two deadly uprisings against American troops in 2004 now controls 32 seats in Iraq's Parliament, enough to be a kingmaker. He has an Islamist vision of Iraq's future, and is implacably hostile to the Iraqis closest to the United States - the mostly secular Kurds and Ayad Allawi, the former prime minister

Go to Original