Wheels falling off the political vehicle

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While the English-language corporate media continues to focus on the military and security aspects of the Baghdad plan, there are increasing signs that the political structure isn't holding together. One Iraqi paper quotes an ally of former prime minister and CIA asset Iyad Allawi to the effect Allawi has been meeting with some of his former ministers, other p0liticians, and with US embassy people, by way of laying the groundwork for the post-Maliki phase. Unfortunately the paper in question isn't available on the web, and the summary in Voices of Iraq doesn't provide a lot of elaboration. In other reflections of the high-tension atmosphere, Al-Hayat says Rice told Maliki he is expected to clear Sadr City, but he rejected the idea...

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