The End of American Iraq: Poor Shiites Invade Parliament Over Corrupt Spoils System
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 2:58
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By Juan Cole
Baghdad was under a state of emergency on Sunday a day after members of the Sadr Trend stormed the Green Zone and invaded the parliament building, briefly imprisoning parliamentarians in the chamber (and some in a basement) before letting them go.
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Source: http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/end_american_iraq_poor_shiites_invade_parliament_over_corrupt_20160503/
