The Iraqi people are in revolt – pushing the post-Saddam Hussein settlement to the brink of collapse | The Independent

The Iraqi people are in revolt – pushing the post-Saddam Hussein settlement to the brink of collapse | The Independent: Iraq is poised at a turning point in its modern history as its people wait to see if the government curfew and close down of the internet will end the ongoing demonstrations. I am staying in the Baghdad Hotel, off Sadoon Street in central Baghdad, not far from Tahrir Square, the focus of most protest movements in Iraq. On Tuesday I was expecting to visit Iraqi army bases north