Iraqi Arrest Warrant Revives a Sunni Cleric's Fortunes

Harith al-Dari was in danger of drifting into obscurity until the Iraqi government ordered his arrest. Now he could emerge as the leader of Iraq's Sunnis.

Harith al-Dari is a wanted man — and the warrant for his arrest is the best thing that could have happened to him. By issuing the warrant Thursday, the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has turned the dimunitive Iraqi cleric into a Sunni hero and a symbol of his community's angst and anger.