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2005-02-10 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-02-10 12:20:55 AM|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 He is a boyhood playmate of Ahmad Chalabi, a rival for the job of prime minister, and Ayad Allawi, who now holds the post.

Mr. Mahdi said he joined the Baath Party when it was largely a youth movement, and was even an acquaintance of the future leader, Saddam Hussein, who at the time, he said, worked in the partyâs Peasant Division.

an interesting point, on how small and interconnected the elite is in Iraq, as in many other 3rd world countries. All these guys know each other fairly intimately. (well other than the Kurds, I suppose) 6 degrees of seperation, folks?

Posted by Liberalhawk 2005-02-10 5:14:49 PM|| 2005-02-10 5:14:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Not just in 3rd world, LH. It isn't much different from a lot of societies and ethnic groups.

Posted by Pappy 2005-02-10 8:33:41 PM|| 2005-02-10 8:33:41 PM|| Front Page Top

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