Iraqi Shiite Leader Has Lung Cancer

[GeorgeGist]

Source: Guardian

BAGHDAD (AP) - The leader of Iraq's largest Shiite party has been diagnosed with lung cancer and has gone to Iran to seek immediate treatment, officials close to him said Sunday.
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Attempts to push through major reforms such as a new revenue-sharing oil law, constitutional amendments and expanded opportunities for Sunnis in Iraq's government would face even more obstacles without al-Hakim's active support.

Al-Hakim flew suddenly to the United States on Wednesday for tests after doctors at a U.S.-run hospital in Iraq detected signs of cancer in one of his lungs. The diagnosis was confirmed at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, the officials said.

Early Sunday, al-Hakim left the U.S. for Iran, where he will receive chemotherapy treatment, the officials said on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6647476,00.html

[acmavm]

1. And Talibani is heading here to go to a fat farm. Sheesh, they're gonna

get that damn vacation one way or another...

You know, I shouldn't make light of treatment for lung cancer. It's the other schmuck, Talabani, that I'm being sarcastic about.

[YDogg]

2. sounds like he's getting better health care than most US citizens

[acmavm]

3. I'm sure he will. He's important to the bush** admin and they need to

keep the quisling bastard alive and screwing the Iraqi people.

[saigon68]

4. Another Bush Quisling needing Royal Medical Treatment

Hope they don't accidentally damage his puppet strings

LOL

[fujiyama]

5. How much US taxpayer money is going

to flip the bill for his medical treatment? Gee, meanwhile,access to healthcare is worse than every other industrialized nation out there...

BTW, shouldn't these religious leaders get healed by God or whatever?