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James Denselow: Iraq's new strongman?

05-Sep-2008
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Concerns are being raised that Iraq's prime minister is overplaying his hand in the light of the successes of the surge and recent campaigns in Basra and Baghdad Does Iraq have a new strongman? Is the mild-mannered Nouri al-Maliki becoming intoxicated with the power born from the high price of oil and the increase in stability in key areas of the country? Certainly US "officials" think so – with unnamed sources... [read full story]                    

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