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Who is Muqtada al-Sadr?new

Rev. Jeremiah Wright is fun for about five minutes, but the temperamental cleric about whom America should be twisting its collective panty into a knot isn't Wright. It's Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  05-07-2008  |  Commentary

The President's Handlers Lose Their Balancenew

George W. Bush, who has announced a plan for victory in Iraq, is at the tipping point. The lives of Iraqis hang in the balance.
The Village Voice  |  Ward Harkavy  |  12-02-2005  |  Politics

Destroying Babylonnew

Forget the elections -- Iraq is falling apart. Besides, as the on-the-scene reporter observes, calling them elections is a bit of stretch.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Dahr Jamail  |  01-26-2005  |  War

November Surprises: What the Presidential Election Was Really Aboutnew

Less than an hour after George W. Bush's victory speech Wednesday, U.S. fighter planes launched major air strikes against Falluja. Yet the transparently self-serving timing of the biggest Bush military offensive since 2003 is passing unchallenged.
The Village Voice  |  Wayne Barrett and Anna LeMond  |  11-09-2004  |  International

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