Tag Archives: Political Purge

by the Iraq Correspondent at the Cradle, July 14, 2026 Baghdad’s latest anti-corruption sweep extends beyond previous campaigns, with the arrests forming part of a broader US-backed effort to reshape Iraq’s political and security landscape.   For years, corruption arrests in Iraq were largely confined to lower-ranking employees, detained on charges …

from the Newsroom,  on Mideast Discourse, March 27, 2025 Sadly, I missed this before.  I had met Mufti Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun, and like him very much.   The highest Sunni cleric in Syria when I met hi, he was a passionate man, but also tolerant, with a sharp mind and sharper …