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To: LindyBill who wrote (193300)1/19/2007 2:22:02 AM
From: Nadine Carroll  Respond to of 793843
 
In perhaps the most surprising development, the Americans said, none of the members had been prematurely released, a chronic problem as this government has frequently shielded Shiite fighters.


Yeah, they may keep them in the clink for a whole month this time. Do I sound cynical? I don't believe that the Maliki government (or any other Arab government for that matter) has internalized the difference between a government and a militia. To them, the government is just the militia in charge at the moment.