(Telegraph-UK) While its lack of training makes the Mahdi army easier to tackle than the more disciplined insurgents in the Sunni Triangle, the Shia fighters seem so consumed with passion for their cause that they appear undeterred by huge casualties. A message of hatred is preached by men such as Hassan Naji al-Mousawi, a leading Sadr aide, who says, "The Americans are Jews - that is why they have no right to be in this country."
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