Brian's Coffeehouse: Najaf Bombing Fall-Out
Brian's Coffeehouse: Najaf Bombing Fall-Out Brian's Coffeehouse Commentary on the Politics, History and Culture of the Middle East and Central Asia, by Brian Ulrich Tuesday, September 02, 2003 Najaf Bombing Fall-Out As hundreds of thousands attended the funeral of slain Ayatollah Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, his brother Abd al-Aziz, a member of the governing council and now head of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq , blamed the U.S. for not providing adequate security in the country .