Word: ites
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...began to pervade the nation, finding consolation in the fact that he was making a good living. He served as a bodyguard for our correspondents and photographers, keeping us safe from kidnappers, insurgents and other Iraqis who resented our presence. Frequently threatened with death - by Sunni terrorists and Shi'ite extremists alike - he never quailed. We promoted him to security chief, and he made a tidy income, nearly three times the salary of a university professor...
...good fortune attracted the attention of bad people. Iraqis working with foreigners are regarded with suspicion by radical Shi'ite groups like the Mahdi Army of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Extremist groups view people like Yasser as traitors and collaborators who deserve to be tortured and executed. Early last year, one such group grabbed Yasser and interrogated him for several hours; that they released him unharmed was a small miracle - and a testament to his ability to talk his way out of trouble. But a few months later, the same faction kidnapped and tortured one of his friends...
Roots of the Sunni-Shi'ite War Re your March 12 cover story: As a Sunni Muslim in the U.S., I am often asked to explain the differences and disagreements between the Islamic sects. Your superb analysis has made my job so much easier. It is the most balanced, finely nuanced examination of the sectarian divide I have ever read in the mainstream media. Unlike many other non-Muslim commentators, Bobby Ghosh correctly realizes that the root of the fighting in Iraq (and in other parts of the Islamic world) is not religion but politics. The warring parties cloak themselves...
...ite restraint, however, has provided an opening for Sunni suicide bombers, say American commanders. A rash of car bombings against Shi'ite markets and neighborhoods over the past month has gone largely unanswered. Until now. Recent police reports indicate that the restraint of the Shi'ite death squads is coming to an end. Over 30 bodies were found shot execution-style in Baghdad on Monday, most thought to be reprisals carried out by Shi'ite militias...
...usually delivered to excitable crowds, was handed out on flyers in Sadr City. In it he asked his followers to unite with all Iraqis. "Reject all division and factionalism, sectarian and civil war," read the missive. "Treat your brother Iraqis as brothers. Do not discriminate between Sunni and Shi'ite at all, and nor against others, so that you be the highest example of all this." Instead he asked them to focus their rage against another enemy: "Raise your voices in love and brotherhood and unity against your enemy and shout 'No, No, America! No, No Israel! No, No Satan...