Globe and Mail logo Globe and Mail 1 month ago

Iraq in political chaos after bombings

An Iraqi weeps as he walks away from the bomb site.

T he Iraqi Prime Minister's re-election campaign is in tatters after two massive truck bombs ripped through central Baghdad, killing at least 147 people. Full Article at Globe and Mail

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  1. Nouri al-Maliki
  2. Al-Qaeda
  3. Saddam Hussein

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  1. The perpetrators of these treacherous and despicable acts are no longer hiding their objective but, to the contrary, they publicly declare that they are targeting the state … and aiming at blocking the political process, halting it and destroying what we have achieved in the last six years
    Jalal Talabani – Jalal Talabani SOURCE: Globe and Mail 1 month ago
  2. These bombings just show that Maliki has failed in commanding the Iraqi armed forces
    – Mahmoud Othman SOURCE: Globe and Mail 1 month ago
  3. It's a human failure ... It can only be negligence or collusion
    Abdul Razzaq – Abdul Razzaq SOURCE: Mail & Guardian Online 1 month ago
  4. The return of these large-scale bombings is because of the proximity of elections
    SOURCE: The Epoch Times 1 month ago
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