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Muhi al-Ansari
Iraqi journalist and the founder and president of the Al-Rasheed Center for Development, a human rights and policy think tank.
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Iraqi journalist and the founder and president of the Al-Rasheed Center for Development, a human rights and policy think tank.
The tepid response of Ali al-Zaidi's new Iraqi government to outlaw militias' involvement in the fighting could drag the country into a disastrous regional war.