If the Shia ain't happy, ain't nobody happy....

Just caught my eye, leading into the Ashoura festival, the top two Shia leaders both expressed some worrying dissatisfactions.

(AP) SIIC leader Al-Hakim "accused the Iraqi government and legislators of allowing "personal whims" to delay national unity, addressing thousands of worshippers who rallied Friday to commemorate the death of one of the most revered saints." (Specifically, he focused on provincial elections and an oil law.)

More troublingly, (AP) "Radical Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr put the United States and the Iraqi government on notice Friday that he may not extend a six-month cease-fire by his militia." (They feel their ceasefire is being used to target their people.)