We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/iraq_economy_ba_2.html Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification [Kat] Part I - Sadr and the Labor Unions Part II - The Dons of Basrah The south had been taken over by two rival groups who could teach the mafia Dons a thing or two about graft, corruption and murder. SCIRI (now SIIC) took over much of the provincial and local government in the larger cities, giving them access to large amounts of reconstruction money and the political power that comes with the ability to dole it out, demand kickbacks and allegiance of those who wanted to do business, work with the government or in any government related fields... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/iraq_economy_ba_2.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/iraq_economy_ba_2.html Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:08:04 -0600