Juan Cole analyzes the infighting between Talabani and Jaafri. This is extremely serious, particularly since it has the potential to sap the remaining motivation of Iraqi troops to fight for their "country" -- a commodity that was already in short supply.
WT. Also, a flare up between Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Iraq's interior minister lashed out yesterday at a Saudi minister who voiced worries about growing Iranian influence and Shi'ite power, saying Iraq would not be lectured by "some Bedouin riding a camel."
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