Bombings rock Iraq's political landscape

Washington Post by Anthony Shadid | Oct. 26, 2009 (News Report)

Twin car bombs that devastated three government buildings and killed 132 people Sunday underlined a new strategy in Iraq's contest for power ahead of January elections: spectacular blows aimed at destroying faith in Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's ability to secure the country as the United States withdraws, officials and residents said. Full Story »

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 by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 26, 2009

“We don’t know whether it’s the political parties, al-Qaeda, neighboring countries or the Americans,” said Ridah Mahdi Mohammed, 41, whose nephew was run over by a vehicle speeding away from one of the bombings. The Americans are primarily to blame, though, he added, because “they control everything, from the sky to the ground.”

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