Iraq: Beyond the Wall

Muqtada al-Sadr and his armed group, the al-Mahdi army, have been America's most intractable opponents in Iraq, the only major Shia party to make the demand for US troops to withdraw. Full Story »

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Mark Monday
3.8
by Mark Monday - Oct. 29, 2008

The article, and the films linked to it, are interesting and provide a different look into the Sadr City issue -- something seldom reviewed by media. Sometimes the pieces of the story just don't track well. Nonethless it is a valuable look at the situation -- if a look with a point of view. Accuracy -- in anything -- from Iraq is hard to judge. In the main points it seems on track, but the devil is in the details. The main problem, if there is a problem, lies in balance. In respect to balance the phrase that comes to mind is "good try, no cigar."

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