1920 Gertrude Bell called Shiite clergy a group of popes
standing in the way of UK plans Claimed
Shiites were problem in Iraq
Said Sunnis should rule Iraq because Shiites would impose a religions state
That was why Mosul province had to be included in Iraq to add more Sunnis Said
that British were looking for Iraqi to be new ruler but couldn’t find one so
had to pick a son of the Sharif of Mecca
(Musings On Iraq review
The Shi’is Of Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review
Gertrude Bell And Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review
Gertrude Bell, Explorer of the Middle East)
(Musings On Iraq movie review Letters from Baghdad)
(Musings On Iraq review
Desert Queen, The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell: Adventurer, Adviser
to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia)