Sadr's media manipulation tactics
He's a master media manipulator. At the same time (day) he'll send out 2 representatives each to different groups. Each will tell a totally different story of Sadr's negotiation demands. Mass confusion reigns. Look and you'll see that this is precisely what he does. Try the Command Post for decent updates.
This would be like a US pol saying at the beginning of August he's for troop reductions in Europe and S Korea and just days later saying he's adamantly AGAINST any such precipitous action offending our "allies".