A conversation with John Burns about Najaf

with John F. Burns
in Current Affairs
on Monday, August 16, 2004 * * * * *

play

E-mail this video:

Distribute this video:

Share on:

Close
Description

A conversation via Baghdad with "The New York Times" reporter John Burns about the escalating violence in Iraq and the insurgency in the city of Najaf.

Video Share Options
Share
Buy Amazon DVD
Keywords:
Iraq
violence
Shiites
Muqtada al-Sadr
Baghdad
John Burns
Najaf
insurgency

In order to download Charlie Rose podcasts to iTunes for transfer to an iPod, you must have iTunes installed. If you do, please click the following link to download the podcast for this interview:

itpc://www.charlierose.com/view/itunes/1310

Otherwise, close this window to continue viewing.

Close
  • Comments 1
    Post new comment
    1. Fawad Sayed  09/03/2008 02:50 PM Report

      Being a Shia myself, I take an exceptionally strong offence to the ignorence of John Burns claim that Najaf is God forbid "Shias Mecca" and the "most" holy city in Islam for shias. Absolutely incorrect and wrong. The most holy city in Islam for Shias as well is Mecca where we go for pilgrimage. Second most holy city is Medina where Prophet himself is burried. After Mecca and Medina, Najaf comes where the Son-in-law of Prophet, Ali is burried, Ali is the first Imam (leader after the death of Prohet Muhammad) of Shias. They are Imams becasue they carry the blood of Muhammad in their veins.

      I cannot beleive that John Burns would make such an amaturish claim that Najaf is Shias Mecca. Mecca is house of God, Ali is not God he is the most respectable human being AFTER Prophet Muhammad for the Shias. Allah himself obviously takes precedence over Muhammad and Ali.