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BAGHDAD - The powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his militiamen today to redouble their battle to oust American forces and argued that Iraq's army and police should join him in defeating "your archenemy." The U.S. military announced the weekend deaths of 10 American soldiers, including six killed today.

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Aidenag
April 8, 2007, 6:55 p.m.
This really is not good. al-Sadr was about the only person left in Baghdad that was keeping the peace. Nieghorhoods his militia holds were by far the safest for not just iraqi's but US troops, and Journalists. And thats all down the drain now.
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MikeReardon
April 8, 2007, 7:59 p.m.
Wolf Blitzer asked CNN's man in Baghdad Michael Ware directly about Sadr's statement. From what I herd, Ware put a softer spin on this it, closer to Sadr "urging" greater opposition not attack, he said Sadr was careful in his words. It was hard to get the drift from Blitzers direct question to Ware's softer answer.
This guy Sadr will always pushes until someone is going to hang him then pull back and says let play nice. He's playing the game inside his country like Saddam did. He needs to be gotten to and finshed off. He is raising the stakes one more time I hope they get him. He is not someone we want coming to power after we have gone home.
This is a repost of my comment on another story about this already.