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A news report mentioned that the Japanese hostages were to be released after one of the insurgent religious leaders ordered it. Perhaps all of this is simply a show of force by the various religious leaders to show who rules Iraq? Such a show while the US et al. were still in town may be aimed to provoke the US to conceed more power to the Mullahs constitutionally, thereby securing themselves power in a 'new Iraq'. This method would be instead of seizing power unconstitutionally after the US departs, which would mean that the new govt. would lack global legitimacy, be rife with power struggles, and may cause the US to return?
Just trying to think outside of the box, I guess.
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