Basra’s quiet explained? Shiite sheikhs beg for help from creeping Iranian Islamism by Allahpundit

I knew it was too good to be true.

It usually is.

Shi’ite Islamist political parties are imposing strict Islamic rules in the oil-producing southern provinces of Iraq and using their armed wings to create a state of fear, a group of tribal Shi’ite leaders said.

The four tribal leaders approached Reuters on condition of anonymity, fearing assassination if their names or even their home provinces were made public.

“Fear rules the streets now,” said one of the sheikhs. “We cannot speak our minds, people are not allowed to oppose them. They would immediately disappear or get killed. The evidence of that is I am talking about it but cannot use my name.”…

Basra’s quiet explained? Shiite sheikhs beg for help from creeping Iranian Islamism

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