> In any case, you don't think the Sadrists - any more than the followers of
> Khomeini and Nasrallah - are just a bunch of crazy nihilists with no idea
> what they would do with power, do you? And if you don't think that, then
> where do you think they would look for inspiration and guidance?
Well, obviously they look to the Koran. And just as obviously they are trying to pave the way for the Second Coming of Isa (Jesus) and the Mahdi who will redeem Islam and the world at the End Of Days.
So no, they're not nihilists, but their idea of an "end state" is not exactly Marxist, is it.
boddi