Mookie al-Sadr back in Iraq

Apparently, Muqtada al-Sadr, the anti-US cleric wore out his welcome in Iran after nearly 4 years of hiding out from US and Iraqi forces. So now he lives in his parents’ basement near Baghdad;

A Sadrist official in Baghdad, Mohammed al-Kaabi, said al-Sadr was in the holy city of Najaf south of Baghdad at his family home and that he was on his way to visit the 36-year-old cleric.

An official with al-Maliki’s office confirmed a plane carrying al-Sadr flew into the southern city earlier Wednesday afternoon. He did not want to be identified because of the sensitivity of the situation.

Hundreds of al-Sadr’s followers were gathering at his house, while others gathered at a key holy shrine.

Al-Sadr has not been seen publicly in Iraq since 2007. He left the country and has been living in Iran. His militia, called the Mahdi Army, has presented some of the main opposition to the U.S. since the 2003 invasion, and al-Sadr has made opposition to any continued American military presence in Iraq a cornerstone of his ideology.

Just another fat-ass 36-year-old with bad teeth and no girlfriend living in his parent’s basement. At least he’s within range now.

Category: Terror War