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The government's approval on the security pact between Iraq and the United States is "meaningless", according to a spokesman for Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr's bloc said.

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Iraqi cleric calls for peaceful mass protest against U.S. occupation

In a letter, al-Sadr called for a pan-Muslim Friday prayer sermon in central Baghdad's Firdous Square next week, instead of separate services in individual mosques.

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Lawmakers meet with top cleric on U.S.-Iraq pact

Two senior Iraqi lawmakers have been meeting with the country's top Shiite cleric, hoping to win his support for a U.S.-Iraq security pact. - . An aide to al-Sistani has said he would "intervene" in the discussions if the agreement's final draft infringed on sovereignty.

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Last month, Muqtada said, "If they tell you that the agreement ends the presence of the occupation, let me tell you that the occupier will retain its bases. And whoever tells you that it gives us sovereignty is a liar."

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By Pepe Escobar


From Information Clearing House



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