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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (27293)	4/1/2008 7:14:01 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

"I almost never follow links when that is the content of a post." I agree. Me, too. (Never go to 'blind links' when the poster doesn't even bother with a description of what the link is about.) I apologize for that... was very late when I posted the article and I must have forgotten to include a descriptive heading when I cross-posted the link to you. The article was about the developments in Basra, and with reference to al Sadr and Maliki. (From Der Speigel) Thought it contained some very good information about what was going on (& maybe why), the prize that the regional oil wealth represents, and the various militias contesting... that I hadn't seen in most US media coverage. (Also a link showing pictures from the fighting....) IRAQI POWER STRUGGLES Spiegel Online The Big Prize of Basra By Bernhard Zand spiegel.de Message 24457114