"Meanwhile, Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Husseini al-Sistani, warned the U.S. military against entering the holy city of Najaf to capture a radical cleric wanted for murder."

it's the old 'holy' protectionism. a man robs a liquor store and shoots a clerk dead, runs into a church.

can the police go in and get the killer? in 2004 iraq, a 'top' cleric from iraq, says no.