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A soon-to-be released book by The Washington Post's Bob Woodward reportedly confirms the most open secret in Baghdad's Green Zone – that you never know who's listening on your phone. The book, "The War Within: A Secret White House History, 2006-2008,"...

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  • Targeting Governors

    Babak Dehghanpisheh | Aug 20, 2007 01:22 PM
    Call it the civil war within the civil war. On Monday, the governor of Muthanna province, Mohammed Ali al Hassani, was killed by a roadside IED, along with a bodyguard. It was the second assassination of a prominent Shia governor in less than two weeks. On Aug. 11, the governor of Qadisiya province, Khalil Hamza, was also killed by a roadside IED attack. Both men were members of the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council (SIIC), the dominant Shia party in Iraqi politics. And the prime suspect in both murders? Rival Shiites from cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s movement. More
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