NOTHING IN THIS STATEMENT CONTRADICTS HE IS DYING AND IN A COMA.
Iraq cleric Sadr explains absence:
Moqtada Sadr has not been seen in public since giving a sermon in May, 2007.
The Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr has explained why he has not been seen in public for more than nine months - and acknowledged splits in his movement.
'Pursue studies'
In a rare statement issued by his office in the holy city of Najaf, Moqtada Sadr "apparently" acknowledged that his absence "could be a reason for depressing" his followers.
"I swear that I live with you and among you. I am a part of you. I will not change this unless death separates us," he said.
The very wording prepares his followers for an announcement of his death.
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