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Muqtada al-Sadr Lashes Out Against US, Maliki

Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has recently adopted methods used by his Lebanese counterpart Hassan Nasrallah, as Sadr mobilizes his supporters to protest against foreign powers and tyrannical regimes, writes Ali Abel Sadah.
Supporters of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr carry Iraqi national flags during a rally, which the participants said was against sectarianism and injustice, in Kut, 150 km (93 miles) southeast of Baghdad, March 16, 2013.    REUTERS/Wissm al-Okili (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST) - RTR3F2NC

Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who is currently in Beirut, seems to be trying to imitate the experience of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, recently adopting Nasrallah’s approach in addressing his Shiite supporters in Iraq.

Amid Iraq's complicated internal crisis, Sadr brought up the liberation of the Golan Heights in Syria and lashed out against the US and the UK, which he described as countries that harbor evil and act as centers for global colonialism — expressions that Nasrallah has frequently used in his speeches over the years.

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