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---------- Forwarded message ----------From: barry levine <levinebar@gmail.com>Date: Mon, May 12, 2008 at 9:04 AMSubject: Man in a Black TurbanTo: letters@nytimes.com
To the Editor: Mr. Glanz's review (Review of Books 5/11/08) tries to explainMoktada al-Sadr's influence while ignoring how he got it. Moktadaal-Sadr took the lead among his generation of Iraqi Shia in April 2003by having his more moderate political rival Sayyid Abdul Majidal-Khoei beaten to death in public. To acknowledge that mr. al-Sadrhas been called a thug is unhelpful without describing how he earnedthat name.Barry Levine1142 Brown AveLafayette, CA 94549
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