Iraq's most prominent Shia cleric, Ali al-Sistani, has called for an end to sectarian "hatred and violence". The grand ayatollah said the violence would only prolong the presence of US forces in the country.I don't know anyone who didn't see this one coming.
But the US military admitted on Thursday the massive security clampdown that followed the killing of al-Qaeda leader in Iraq Abu Musab al-Zarqawi had achieved only a "slight downtick" in violence.
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