Doug Henwood Talks

On Aug 31, 2006, at 12:55 AM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:

Juan Cole goes on to write: “Although SCIRI and allies won the provincial elections of January, 2005, since then the Sadr movement has been gaining adherents and influence in this and other southern Shiite provinces. New provincial elections were scheduled but have never been held, in part for fear that the Sadrists would sweep to power in provincial statehouses” (at ).

If that’s true, I’m thrilled.

Thrilled? By the Sadrists? Really? Do you have any political
philosophy these days, or is it just that Cockburnesque love of
fucking things up?

Doug

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