It's a Crisis Now

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"Radhi questioned why Maliki had launched the Basra offensive. There were so many other priorities, he said.
"They promised us a rise in salaries and pensions. It was all lies," he said as his friends nodded. "There's hunger everywhere. No electricity, no water, no cooking gas, no kerosene. It's only promises. No action."
He paused, and sighed: "It's a crisis now." "

"The market was in the Dora neighborhood, once a haven for Sunni extremists, he explained. A year ago, Shiites like him feared to go there. Now, he fears going to certain Shiite areas, where being perceived as part of the wrong political party can lead to death. "Dora is safer than Shiite neighborhoods now," he said."

"Although Abu Zainab is a Shiite, he reminisced almost wistfully about life under Saddam Hussein, who favored the Sunnis. Back then, there was electricity for 22 hours a day. Abu Zainab said he hasn't had any electricity in eight days. "

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