Sadriyun Uprising, Day 3

CFRA claims that Muqtada Sadr's forces have taken control of Najaf. Josh Marshall has a report from a correspondent there. The good news? The Christian Science Monitor reports that most Shi'ites seem inclined to sit things out, rather than side with Sadr. That doesn't mean this isn't a huge crisis for the occupation, but it does mean that talk of "the Shi'ite uprising" needs to be more narrowly focused.

UPDATE: According to Daily Kos, the Sunni Arab insurgents in Falluja and Ramadi have pledged allegiance to militant Shi'ite leader Muqtada Sadr. This shows the power of Iraqi nationalism, a game being played by all sides. When Sadr went after Sistani last April, it was explained in part by Sistani's Iranian heritage.