mcclatchydc.com - 1/8/2009
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BAGHDAD Iraq's ruling Shiite Muslim parties used the sacred holiday of Ashura on Wednesday to make a pitch to voters, who'll go to the polls Jan. 31 to elect authorities in the 14 of the country's 18 provinces. On the blast walls lining the main pilgrimage routes from Baghdad to the southern ...
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Sadr: Kill US Troops for Gaza; Rockets Hit Israel from Lebanon; Heavy Israeli Bombardment of Gaza
Informed Comment —
... This is a revolutionary slogan and likely referred at least in part to the oppression of the Gazans. The crowds were also doing behind the scenes politicking with regard to the Jan. 30 provincial elections, according to McClatchy. ...
Iraq's Provincial Elections
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... and as a result one would expect . . . who knows? He might become more nationalist, he might lean more to Iran. He would probably, in any event turn, up the volume on his recent denuciations of Israel. And he might return to violent crackdowns (by reputation, Dawa favors strong central government while the SIIC favors decentralization). As a picture of what all of this looks like right now to the average Iraqi, try this image on for size: On the blast walls lining the main pilgrimage routes from ...
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