Unapologetic Shiite cleric blasts corruption in Iraq and Leb

A Lebanese Shiite cleric who has angered politicians and religious leaders in Lebanon and Iraq said Friday that groups including Lebanon's militant Hezbollah are trying to silence voices of dissent within the sect - including his own.

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