to have the same in iraq. he liked to have the same in iraq. he liked to control even more. they have had some influence on prime ministers over the years. not the current one that much, nor his predecessor, but that much, nor his predecessor, but thatis that much, nor his predecessor, but that is what they are trying to achieve, and that keeps them at an impasse, because you have others who are truly iraqi nationalists, if you will. and sadr, for all of his machinations, is really more of a nationalist, certainly, then he is iranian influenced, so these are the dynamics that you have. laith kubbah is a former iraqi government adviser. thank you very much for your time. how precarious is the political situation in iraq at the moment? in the short term, it has been contained, but i think this is really short term, because the undercurrent is still there. the undercurrent is still there. the undercurrent is still there. the undercurrent is the political process that was set up 20 years a
Iraq
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Influence
Predecessor
Same
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Thatis
Wall
Others
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Sadr
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FARHUD massacre 1941: upto 1,000 dead, 2,000 injured. Major players: Ex-Mufti al-Husseini, his al-Futuwwa gang; Nazi propagandists, et al
The guilty:
- Ex-Mufti Haj Amin al-Husseini;
- Iraqi police/army
180, 780 or 1,000 died and 1,000 to 2,000 injured.
At locations near river or wells, kids were thrown into the water in front of their parents eyes.
Scenes included smashed babies organs, mass rape. Patients and medical sraff were targeted at the attack on the Jewish hospital.
(Iraqi Jews were not Zionists at the time).
The Jews of Iraq: A Forgotten Case of Ethnic Cleansing, 2003, p.12 The official Iraqi Government report concerning the Farhud laid the blame for the slaughter on six sources.
Germany
Jerusalem
Israel-general
Israel
Iraq
Baghdad
Egypt
United-kingdom
Washington
United-states
Lebanon
Geneva