Iraq’s miracle: A country that no longer needs a leader or government - analysis
In some political science classes or ideologies of anarchism, Iraq might be considered one of the first post-states.
Shi'ite fighters from Saraya al-Salam, who are loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, gather in the holy city of Najaf before heading to the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit(photo credit: REUTERS/ALAA AL-MARJANI)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN