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To: GST who wrote (156379)	4/24/2003 1:54:32 PM
From: Oeconomicus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Oh, GST - ever the alarmist. You've picked out a few lines from the article and, as usual, blown it up into something it isn't. Here's a larger and more meaningful excerpt: Many Shiites, including the country's top cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Husseini al-Sistani, oppose the idea of an Islamic state that is run by clerics. Al-Waethi, who is affiliated with al-Sistani, said "religious scholars do not want to be in power. They will elect an observant person who is not like the former rulers." "The right person does not have any connection with foreign countries," he said. Al-Waethi said that the Hawza has not had contact with American forces or with retired Lt. Gen. Jay Garner, the head of the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance, which is working to restore Iraq's services and develop an Iraqi-led interim government. "We don't put our hand in the hand of the foreigners. People should rule themselves by themselves. The Americans should leave our country peacefully," al-Waethi said. None of this sounds very alarming to me. Sounds like he wants Iraqis to rule Iraq and to do so responsibly. Good.