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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (48293)	4/11/2005 2:58:36 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to 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.