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2009-02-02 Iraq

Iraqi election hints of troubles for Shiite giant

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Posted by Fred 2009-02-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Um, last time I checked, al-Maliki is the banner-carrier for a religious Shi'ite party with roots, funding, and a Hussein-era period of exile in Iran. Or is Da'wah now claiming to be secularized? They haven't dropped the name yet ("the Call", a Muslim term of art) and it's called "the Islamic Dawa Party" on al-Maliki's Wiki entry.

Way to toe the party line, dude. But since Da'wah's largely fielded the official armed forces as their "militia", I suppose this particular line of propaganda isn't entirely pernicious. But really, try to garnish the press release with a *little* independent research. I'm a moron on the internet, and I can do better with ten minutes thought, Google & a Wikipedia entry.

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2009-02-02 13:23|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2009-02-02 13:23|| Front Page Top

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