Maliki: Dead Man Walking

TomPaine by Robert Dreyfuss | Jul. 26, 2006 (Opinion)

The address by Iraq's puppet prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday was a surreal and other-worldly exercise in the make-believe.

As civil war rages in Iraq, swamping even its capital in an orgy of violence, Maliki strolled into the House chamber, led by an "escort committee" of House and Senate members that resembled pall-bearers more than an honor guard. As they waited for Maliki to enter the room, the ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Rod Amis - Jul 27, 2006 - 12:43 PM PDT
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Edited by: Rod Amis - Jul 27, 2006 - 12:47 PM PDT

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Rod Amis
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 by Rod Amis - Oct. 1, 2008

Well argued, evidently biased opinion piece on the Iraqi Prime Minister's address before the US Congress this week. Dreyfuss presents the anti-war argument with force and sarcasm.

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