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Water for Sadr
mudvillegazette.com - 12/6/2008
Water for Sadr
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Bill Roggio on How The Mighty Sadr Has Fallen . How quickly the narrative on Sadr has changed. Today, the Washington Post describes a weakened Sadr, with a near-toothless political movement, struggling to find its path after suffering a stinging defeat after the passage of the Status of Forces ...
michaeltotten.com - 12/1/2008
What's Next in Iraq
— michaeltotten.com — I'm working on a long dispatch from the Sadr City area. Here is a short piece in... COMMENTARY to hold you over in the meantime. Thank you for being patient. Everything, including writing and publishing, is a gigantic hassle in Iraq. BAGHDAD – For the ... (more) What's Next in Iraq

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washingtonpost.com - 12/5/2008
Sadr Movement Seeks Its Way As Others Gain Power in Iraq
— washingtonpost.com — Washington Post Foreign Service Friday, December 5, 2008; A01 BAGHDAD -- The followers of Shiite Muslim cleric... Moqtada al-Sadr once were powerful enough to do battle against the U.S. military , play kingmaker in choosing Iraq's prime minister and ... (more) Sadr Movement Seeks Its Way As Others Gain Power in Iraq

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weeklystandard.com - 12/6/2008
How The Mighty Sadr Has Fallen
— weeklystandard.com — For the past year, we've been inundated with news of radical Iraqi cleric Muqtada al Sadr's power... and influence. Last year, the American Spectator 's George H. Wittman asked if Sadr was a kingmaker or a king . This spring, just days after the ... (more) How The Mighty Sadr Has Fallen

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Mudville Gazette: Water for Sadr
Victory Caucus -- All Content — ... The Mighty Sadr Has Fallen.How quickly the narrative on Sadr has changed. Today, the Washington Post describes a weakened Sadr, with a near-toothless political movement, struggling to find its path after suffering a stinging defeat after the passage of the Status of Forces agreement between the United States and Iraq.I believe weve discussed previously how the western media have carried water for Sadr for some time.After four years of war, 3,200 American deaths, 23,000 U.S. troops... read ...

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