Remember, Smirky likes to catapult the propaganda...

[deminks]

Sadr flees to Iran

1. To become a future reason for pre-emptive strike
2. To become an elusive 'evil-doer'
3. Where is Osama, BTW?
4. Can still lead his army from Iran, again another reason to keep troops
5. Can be seen as a victory because he fled at the thought of the 'surge'

Looking at the articles, we still have unnamed sources, speculation about when and where and why.

Catapult the propaganda = flinging the monkey feces.

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1589618,00.html

WASHINGTON — Anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr fled Iraq for Iran ahead of a security crackdown in Baghdad and the arrival of 21,500 U.S. troops sent by President Bush to quell sectarian violence, a senior U.S. official said Tuesday.

Word of al-Sadr's departure coincides with an announcement that Iraq will close its borders with Iran and Syria for 72 hours as part of the drive to end the violence that has threatened to divide the capital along sectarian lines.

The U.S. official said it is not clear how firmly the radical Shiite cleric is controlling his organization and the associated Mahdi Army militia from exile.

[msongs]

1. "fled"? maybe he just "went" there, or is on "vacation". Why a loaded /perjerative word choice? nt

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

2. Another one of them unnamed "U.S. official"s.

riiight.