Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Casual Converstaion

"A friend of mine just recently came back to Iraq and when I asked him about his journey from Baghdad to Najaf he told me about a very interesting conversation he had with the driver. As he got into the car the driver played some Shia religious songs and as soon as he reached the outskirts of Baghdad he switched it to a pro-Moqtada tape.

One question led to another and it turned out the driver was an ex-commander of the Mehdi Army responsible for over 40 rebels in Baghdad. He spoke about the Mehdi Army and of the hard times Baghdadis went through during the "civil war". When speaking about the Mehdi Army he said they could be grouped into three different categories:"
Eye Raki

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