Nothing new about that, but calling for Iraqi citizens to NOT back new governance council, made up of Iraqi citizens, ratchets up their position of disturbance of anything but a religious government in the Iranian model.
Top Iraqi Cleric Calls on Nation to Repudiate New Governing Council
July 19, 2003
By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. and ROBERT F. WORTH
The cleric also called for the creation of an "Islamic army"
that would answer to religious leaders.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/19/international/worldspecial/19IRAQ.html?ex=1059633257&ei=1&en=0e4d539652b4b019
Not good, not good at all.