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Iraq: Sadr's Brief Uprising Bloodied Maliki's Nose (and Bush's)

Robert Dreyfuss, The Nation. April 1, 2008.

As the smoke clears over new rubble in Iraq's second city, the big winners are the forces of rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr

Bush: Iraq's Resurging Violence "a Very Positive Moment"

Satyam Khanna, ThinkProgress. March 27, 2008.

It's hard to see what Bush sees as positive.

Iraq's Three Civil Wars

Juan Cole, MIT Center for International Studies. March 6, 2008.

There are three major conflicts in Iraq -- and the U.S. is virtually powerless to stop them.

Moqtada al-Sadr calls for attacks on US Soldiers, protest... [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, April 9, 2007.

The Young Turks: We cannot handle attacks from both Sunnis and Shi'a...

"Explosive" new Hersh scoop: Bush funneling money to Al Qaeda-related groups [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, February 25, 2007.

Oh, and we'll be 24 hours from attacking Iran...

Disturbing video of US Soldiers assisting in Civil War [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, January 29, 2007.

A different kind of escalation ...

Iran's Smackdown on Dubya

Matt Taibbi, RollingStone.com. December 12, 2006.

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmedinejad had a feast this week and his main course was George Bush with an apple in his mouth.

Racist Policing: Report Shows NYPD Recommended Targeting Muslims

Jorga Rivas, December 31, 1969.