Iraq: Maliki, Sadr and the May 25 paradenote

Iraqi radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr is preparing to hold a large-scale parade for the Army of the Mahdi on May 25, 2011 in Baghdad. The following 437-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the parade. It also tells what about the reactions, notably that of Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki and that of the US embassy in Baghdad.