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Politics : Idea Of The Day
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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (48293)4/11/2005 2:58:36 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF  Read Replies (1) of 50167
 
Fears that may prove untrue-The man many Sunni Arab opponents really fear, however, is not Mr Jaafari but Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the Iranian-born Shia cleric who exercises enormous influence over the UIA.

They see him as both the real power in the country and a Trojan horse for a theocracy run from Teheran.

Sistani aides deny these allegations and say he backs a secular government in which he will do no more than offer guidance if it is needed.
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