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Iraqis protest carrying posters of Grand Ayatollah Ali Al Husseini Al Sistani, file photo (AP)
Attackers Attempt Life of Iraqi Spiritual Leader
Story aired: Friday, February 06, 2004



Attackers tried to kill the Iraqi spiritual leader, the Grand Ayatollah Ali Al Sistani.

We look at the man who is challenging the U.S. approach to running Iraq.

Guests:


Anthony Cordesman, senior fellow at the Washington Center for Strategic and International Studies

Related Links:


Top Iraq cleric survives assassination attempt (Reuters)

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini Sistani (Slate)

A Guide to Iraq's Shiite Clerics (Slate)

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