Iraq election campaign begins
Official campaigning for Iraq’s March 7 general election started on Friday in a tense atmosphere overshadowed by angry demands from provincial leaders that workers linked to Saddam Hussein be fired.Duration: 00:32
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Mr. Malikis Dangerous Ambition
Feb 13, 2010
The New York Times
To resolve a dispute with the Tikrit provincial council,Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of Iraq did what any good autocrat would do: He sent in the army.
This is just the most recent example of thuggery by Mr. Maliki, who is determined to do anything he can to win re-election next month.
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