The radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was once an implacable enemy of Washington in Iraq, sending his militia into battle with U.S. forces. Today, he is emerging as something of an ally, acting as a bulwark against Iranian influence nyti.ms/3j8n0wg
@nytimes This is a onetime/one-time error, @janearraf.
@nytimes "many of them poor and disposed" is possibly a typo for "poor and dispossessed." I don't know what disposed would mean here. @janearraf.
@nytimes In politics,long term benefit is more important than differences.
@nytimes Washington has no friends or enemies. For them, friends and enemies are interchangeable according to the circumstances.
@nytimes The USA or UK Pay anyone enough or threaten there life or family member to get there way. Talk about foreign intervention.
@nytimes The NYT should refrain from injecting religious labels on public figures. #AntiShiism & #Shiaphobia are the deadliest form@of bigotry. What is the religious afflictions of the NYT & of those who wrote this article?