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[Marxism] Iran supports crackdown on Sadrists



Walter Lippmann:

"The idea being circulated by some that the Islamic Republic is now
colluding with the Great Satan is utterly absurd, but that doesn't
seem to stop the Iranophobes from beating the same old dead horse."

full: http://archives.econ.utah.edu/archives/marxism/2007w27/msg00018.htm

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Mr. Maliki's abrupt assault on Basra last month has been widely
criticized as being poorly planned. But it is believed to have been
encouraged by the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, a crucial element
of his governing coalition. Many members of the armed wing of the
council, called the Badr Organization, joined the government's
security forces early in the Iraq conflict, and have been battling
the Sadr-led forces. Mr. Sadr's political movement is also an
important rival of the Supreme Council.

Because leaders of the council and its armed wing spent years and
sometimes decades in exile in Iran during Saddam Hussein's regime, it
was assumed that the silence of the Badr Organization during the
Basra offensive indicated that Iran had given at least tacit approval
for the move.

full:
<http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/20/world/middleeast/20iraq.htm>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/20/world/middleeast/20iraq.htm



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