Klaus
Refugee
Ajatollah Mohammed Bakr el Hakim, the head of the SCIRI (Biggest Shiitic organization of Iraq). returned from his exile after 23 Years to Iraq.
He's verry strictly against US presence in Iraq.
He was welcomed at the Schalamdschah (border)from 2000 supporters, on the way to Basra his supporters were throwing flowers at the street, later approx. 10.000 people were chering at him in Basra.
People didn't forget that he was fighting against Saddam for a long time and lost 5 of his brothers though Saddam Hussein, he was also thrown to jail several times.
Some were drawing parralells to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeinis return from his 14-year exile.
This is not only what some "liberals" here were affraid of before the war - also some US militars like Gen. Clark were affraid of this possible upcoming of Shiitic fundamentalism after it has been fought down by saddam for approx. 20 years.
He's verry strictly against US presence in Iraq.
He was welcomed at the Schalamdschah (border)from 2000 supporters, on the way to Basra his supporters were throwing flowers at the street, later approx. 10.000 people were chering at him in Basra.
People didn't forget that he was fighting against Saddam for a long time and lost 5 of his brothers though Saddam Hussein, he was also thrown to jail several times.
Some were drawing parralells to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeinis return from his 14-year exile.
This is not only what some "liberals" here were affraid of before the war - also some US militars like Gen. Clark were affraid of this possible upcoming of Shiitic fundamentalism after it has been fought down by saddam for approx. 20 years.