26.1.05

The danger of alienating the Sunni

Ghaith reports in the Guardian about a very dangerous position America has taken in regard to Iraqi Sunnah population. Also, a related article is Professor Kadhim's "Held by claws" in Al-Ahram Weekly online.

'The US is behaving as if every Sunni is a terrorist'

For centuries they have comprised the ruling class, but since the fall of Saddam everything has changed for Iraq's Sunni Arabs. This weekend's elections are likely only to reinforce their disaffection.

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