Al-Sistani warns of intifada

This is potentially a major story, but it hasn't been getting much press:

Iraqi Shiite Leader Seyyid Ali Al-Sistani yesterday warned that he would call for an intifada (uprising) if American soldiers stayed in Iraq after the handover of power on June 30, 2004.

From what I can gather, this threat was issued in an interview Al-Sistani conducted with the German magazine Der Spiegel.

Update: According to the NY Times, Al-Sistani is now urging that "nationwide elections be held by the end of the year," backing away from his earlier demands that full sovereignty be transferred to Iraqis by June 30. This seems to preempt any discussion of an intifada, but we'll have to see what happens when the Summer comes.