Al Sistani calls to stop internal killings

Alsumaria is reporting to day that Al Sistani has called on all Iraqis to stop internal killings.

Al Sistani said that internal killings among Iraqis are a loss for all parties, calling citizens to help their nation stop terrorists by reporting on them. In his Ashura speech, Al Sistani called not to seize governmental money while Shitte authority Mohammed Isaac Al Fayad called to fight rebels and not tolerate convicted people on account of violent acts.

Not only did he call upon all Iraqis to stop internal killings, but also directed Iraqis to stop terrorists by reporting them. And even more significantly, he called upon Iraqi to quit their graft of government (oil) money.

This statement from Al Sistani is significant in that it addresses three major issues with Iraq's pursuit to a democracy: extra and intra-sectarian violence and killings, Al Qaeda and Iranian fueled violence, and government graft. As the recognized senior spiritual leader in Iraq (and in many parts of Iran and Lebanon) this call will have far reaching political and sociological ramifications, both inside and outside of Iraq.