Almost Wholly Irrelevant, Except for that Ruling Iraq Part
By John Quiggin catalogues Insty’s history with Moqtada Al Sadr. Long story short, Sadr managed to fall off the radar screen both of Insty and the administration sometime in 2004, yet is now one of the most powerful men in Iraq. That democracy thing, looks like it’s going great.
I still can’t fathom why Sadr wasn’t killed or arrested in 2004.