Iranian elephant in the Iraqi room
The disqualification of over 500 candidates - many of them Sunni - from Iraq's March parliamentary elections has enraged Sunnis and even spurred the United States to intervene (unsuccessfully). Given the involvement in the decision of an extremist Shi'ite friend-turned-foe of the Americans, the circumstantial evidence points to Iran orchestrating the move. - Sreeram Chaulia (Jan 22, '10)
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/LA23Ak02.html
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