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---------- Forwarded message ----------From: barry levine <levinebar@gmail.com>Date: Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 8:53 AMSubject: Cleric Suspends Shiite Militia's Fight in BasraTo: letters@nytimes.com
To the Editor: Accustomed as we are to daily news reports of crises and successes that mean nothing, Americans sometimes don't perceive a real existential challenge when it arises. Iraq's government faces such a challenge right now. If it grants Moktada al-Sadr the broad amnesty he seeks, it will embolden other thugs to extort amnesty for their crimes. If it does not negotiate with him, it will be pilloried as a puppet of the American occupation. The weak leaders whom Washington favors cannot deal with such a challenge.Barry Levine1142 Brown AveLafayette, CA 94549
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