Sadr Interview

The Italian newspaper "La Repubblica" has an interview with none other than Muqtada al-Sadr. An excerpt:

Caprile: The fact remains that your people are about to be struck with an iron fist.

Al Sadr: “The operation has already started. Last night they already arrested over four hundred of my men. It is not us they want to destroy, but Islam - we are only an obstacle. For the time being, we shall not put up any resistance against them.”

The interview also touches on Sadr's relationship with Maliki, and the controversy surrounding Saddam's execution. Go here for the full interview translated into English.