He's condemning the CPA's response to al-Sadr.
Sistani Condemns U.S. Handling of Shi'ite Uprising
NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq (news - web sites)'s top Shi'ite cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on Wednesday condemned the way U.S.-led occupation forces were tackling a Shi'ite uprising in Iraq and called for calm on all sides.
Shi'ite militiamen loyal to another Shi'ite cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr, have been battling U.S.-led coalition forces in central and southern Iraq since Sunday, in an uprising that has claimed at least 150 lives.
I'll bet Sistani has no choice in this. He can not come out full force against Sadr or he'll drive away those who have had it with the CPA. While he pleads for calm, it is clear that he is nominally on Sadr's side in this.