The Fake Fatwa
Iraqi Shia reject the religious decree calling on Iraqis to defend the country, insisting that it has been issued under coercion from the regime.
22 Feb 05
Middle East
Rifles and Radios Across the Front Line
Kurdish sources in Northern Iraq report increasing defections from the Iraqi military.
22 Feb 05
Turkey Looking Backward
While Turkey fails to take up the key role it could play in the region's future, the West fails to understand its historic sensitivities.
22 Feb 05
Syria Feels the Heat
US pressure on Iraq's neighbour has strengthened hardliners and set-back the nascent movement for political opening.
22 Feb 05
Justice the Day After
Long-standing efforts to bring the Iraqi leadership to justice have failed, leaving the strategy for dealing with any deposed rulers unclear.
22 Feb 05
Not With a Bang, But a Whimper?
Although fighting continues, Saddam Hussein may fall from power without invoking his long-standing threat of a final disaster.
22 Feb 05
From Dictatorship to Democracy
The real work of building a new Iraq begins today, and their strong sense of patriotism may be the force that helps Iraqis overcome their tragic recent past.
22 Feb 05
Justice and the Day After - the Trials
The US is likely to insist on Iraqi courts under its authority, or US-based trials, but an international court remains the best option.
22 Feb 05
Shias Dance for Iraq
Shias have special reason to celebrate the downfall of Saddam, but will remain loyal to a sovereign Iraq as long as their basic rights are respected.
22 Feb 05
Memories of Saddam
An exile remembers a childhood in Iraq, and the fear that followed his family well beyond the country's borders.
22 Feb 05
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