U.S., Iraqi Forces Detain Sunni Muslim Cleric

[maddezmom]

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. and Iraqi forces detained a leading member of the Muslim Clerics' Association on Friday in what the influential Sunni group described as a campaign against opponents of the U.S. presence in Iraq (news - web sites).



Sheikh Abdel-Sattar Abdel-Jabbar, his two sons and a neighbor were arrested in a raid on the mosque compound where they live in the Tunis area of Baghdad around 1:30 a.m., association officials said.


"This arrest is part of a campaign not just against the Muslim Clerics' Association but all opposition voices," spokesman Mohamed Bashar al-Faidhi told Reuters.


The officials said they did not know why Abdel-Jabbar was detained. Witnesses said hundreds protested for his release after noon prayers outside the Najib mosque where he preached.

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[madrchsod]

1. who said it wasn`t a religious war?

how would christians in this country react if someone arrested the head of the national council of churches?

[maddezmom]

2. it would be similar to detaining Pat Robertson until after the election

can you imagine???? :)

[Englander]

3. Deja-vu all over again;the Cretin's Crusade continues..

n/t