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The politicians and law makers in the volatile and fragile nation of Iraq have finally reached an agreement, unanimously passing a new election law, that is expected the country to conduct fair and decisive elections in the month of January next year. If the elections are a success without any allegations of fraud or wrong doing, then the United States [...]

This does sound like good news. If the preliminary reports prove accurate, then Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki and several secular parties appear to have scored significant gains in Iraq’s provincial elections that took place last Saturday Mr. Maliki’s Dawa Party drew strong support in Basra and Baghdad, two of Iraq’s largest and most politically [...]