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Sistani Calls for 'Civil State' in Iraq

Mustafa al-Kadhimi discusses the role of Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Iraqi politics.

Iraqis carry a poster of top Shi'ite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani during a demonstration in Najaf, 160 km (100 miles) south of Baghdad June 13, 2007. Dozens of residents took to the streets in Najaf protesting the latest bomb attack in Samarra's Golden Mosque Shi'ite shrine.     REUTERS/Ali Abu Shish    (IRAQ)
Iraqis carry a poster of top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani during a demonstration in Najaf, 160 km (100 miles) south of Baghdad, June 13, 2007. — REUTERS/Ali Abu Shish

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