Moqtada al-Sadr Photo Op

As if we hadn't heard enough from this lunatic.

Moqtada Sadr, the radical Iraqi Shia cleric whose militia led uprisings against US troops in Najaf has told the BBC armed "resistance is legitimate".

Speaking to Newsnight, Mr Sadr said that even US President George W Bush would agree that fighting an occupation force was a correct course of action.

However, he did call upon Iraqis to exercise restrain with US troops.

And said he would not interfere with the democratic process, saying "Whoever wants to take part, let him do so".

"Resistance is legitimate at all levels be it religious, intellectual and so on," Mr Sadr said.

"The first person who would acknowledge this is the so-called American President Bush who said `if my country is occupied, I will fight'."

"Uh, yeah, resistance is legitimate, but I'm not actually advocating violence. Uh... Please say my fifteen minutes of fame aren't up yet!"

What a tool.