APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map articles from October 2004

APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map archives from October 2004

IRAQ - Resurgence In The Shiite World - Part 8 - Iran & The Jaafari Factors.
October 11, 2004... In Iran the majority of the population has ceased praying or observing the rituals of Jaafari Shiism. Even within the Jaafari theocracy, many leaders have come to depend on God more for their own power base or worldly treasures than for what...

IRAQ - Preparing For The Elections.
October 11, 2004... The following are Jaafari factors working in line with US-inspired preparations for the general elections, factors which could have major implications for Iran in 2005 - the year of presidential elections in Iran as moderate President Mohammad...

IRAQ - The SCIRI Case.
October 11, 2004... Founded as a guerrilla movement with headquarters in Tehran, SCIRI was once feared and renowned for its Badr Brigade militia, formed around a core of Iraqi Shiite soldiers who defected during the Iran-Iraq war in 1980-88. Most of the Badr...

IRAQ - The Sadrist Background.
October 11, 2004... The 1920 revolt was eventually put down after four months when British forces bombarded the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, but only after 500 British troops and 6,000 Iraqis had lost their lives. The similarity of circumstances surrounding...

IRAQ - Saddam's Insurgency Weapon.
October 11, 2004... An account in a report by the top US arms inspector in Iraq, Charles Duelfer, and highlighted on Oct. 8 by the New York Times (NYT), provides an extraordinary new glimpse of Saddam and his advisers on the eve of the US invasion, just three...