Sunday, November 22, 2009

Iraq PM ramps up attacks on Baathists before vote (AP)

FILE - In this file photo made on Friday, Jan. 23, 2009, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is seen at a rally in Basra, Iraqs second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad. A stepped-up campaign by Iraqs prime minister against Saddam Hussein loyalists is alienating Sunni Muslims and stoking tensions between them and the majority Shiites ahead of key national elections.(AP Photo/ Nabil al-Jurani,File)AP - A stepped-up campaign by Iraqs prime minister against Saddam Hussein loyalists is alienating Sunni Muslims and stoking tensions between them and the majority Shiites ahead of key national elections.

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