Sunday, March 30, 2008

Bad News

Friends,
More bad news.
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"Al Mahliki also risks losing face within his increasingly discontented coalition and with the Iraqi public, which deeply distrust the United States and could see Mr. Maliki as its lackey. The move could as well antagonize Iran, which is an influential sponsor of many of the southern Shiite groups."

“If Mahdi Army wins this war, that means Iraqi will be destroyed,” said a Shiite businessman from Baghdad. “That means Moktada will be president and it will be a stick in the eye of the Americans. It will be a religious country, an extreme country.”

News Analysis: In This Shiite Battle, Marked Shift From Past New York Times

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