Lack of unity and a clear vision for the future cast doubts on Iraqi Sunnis’ new election strategy.


Salah Nasrawi is a veteran Iraqi journalist who worked for international media, including the Associated Press and the BBC in the Middle East. He wrote for leading Arab newspapers and periodicals.
Lack of unity and a clear vision for the future cast doubts on Iraqi Sunnis’ new election strategy.

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As Iraq braced for war with the US, Iraqi AP reporter Salah Nasrawi was torn between journalistic duty and patriotism.

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