"The U.S. Controls 'Sovereign' Iraq," The
Wisdom Fund, June 8, 2004
Milan Rai, "Slaughter
in Najaf: Bush Ignited This Insurgency, Not al-Sadr," CounterPunch,
August 13, 2004
Jonathan Fenby, "No
wonder they banned al-Jazeera. The truth hurts," Independent, August 15, 2004
Adrian Blomfield, "Police fire at
reporters as US tanks roll up to shrine," Telegraph (UK), August 16,
2004
[In many ways, the scene seemed like a metaphor for America's problems in
Iraq, with the rebel attacks that have spread to virtually every Sunni and
Shiite town across this country of 25 million threatening to overwhelm plans
for three rounds of national elections next year, ending with a fully
elected government in January 2006.--John F. Burns, "Iraqi Conference on Election
Plan Sinks Into Chaos," New York Times, August 16, 2004]
[. . . the government of Prime Minister Iyad Allawi was "blocking" any
peaceful resolution of the crisis--Elmarie Jack, "Sadr
agrees to peace demands," News24.com, August 18, 2004]
"Renewed US
attacks target Najaf," BBC, August 20, 2004
James Drummond and Javier Blas, "Baghdad
seeks way out of siege at shrine," Financial Times, August 20, 2004
"Senior
Muslim figures back Iraqi insurgents," Reuters, August 23, 2004
Sharif Hikmat Nashashibi, "What
is so radical about Iraq's rebel cleric?," Independent, August 24, 2004
Donald Macintyre, "Sistani
mobilises his 'believers' to march on Najaf in peace bid," Independent, August 26, 2004
"Sadr
orders fighters to lay down arms," AP, August 27, 2004
Karl Vick, "Iraqi Holy
City Left Broken by Urban Warfare," Washington Post, August 27, 2004
[Whole areas of the city are now in ruins; scores of civilians are dead and
tens of thousands of people have left - or lost - their homes. The hotels
and restaurants that serve the pilgrim trade to the ancient town are smashed
hulks, the roads are littered with ordnance, much of the world-famous
cemetery has been shot to pieces.--Jason Burke, "Uneasy
peace in rubble of Najaf," The Observer, August 29, 2004]
[t's the same kind of sovereignty Iraqis had under Saddam.--Bill Kauffman, "Operation Slaughter Iraqis," Calgary Sun, August 30,
2004]
["Allawi is a Baathist at heart, and he inherited all of his thoughts and
behavior from them," said a senior leader of an Iraqi political party. "He
is like Saddam; he has a smile on his face, but a gun in his hand to shoot
you with - and he will use it."--Dexter Filkins and Erik Eckholm, "Allawi Walks Out on Sadr Peace
Deal," New York Times, September 1, 2004]
"Iraq
extends ban on al-Jazeera TV," BBC, September 4, 2004
Steven R. Weisman, "Under Pressure, Qatar May
Sell Jazeera Station," New York Times, January 30, 2005
Rupert Cornwell, "US
accused of plan to muzzle al-Jazeera through privatisation,"
Independent, February 15, 2005