Word: sectarianism
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...media. The premise of direct talks is each side's recognition that the other has a legitimate (or, least, unavoidable) interest and role in shaping events in Iraq - and that the interests of both sides can be better served by coordinating their interventions. And in light of the mounting sectarian political tension, each side has good reason to establish channels of communication for crisis management...
...country. But if the U.S. could find agreement with Iran over the principles of power sharing in Baghdad, Tehran's help in delivering the Shi'ites could prove decisive. At minimum, Iran's help could be indispensable in restraining the Shi'ites in the face of provocative sectarian attacks by al-Qaeda in Iraq...
...Security Council head, Ali Larijani, said Thursday that Iran had agreed to talk in response to a plea by its most powerful ally in Baghdad, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, leader of the largest party in the Shi'ite bloc. Hakim, caught in the maelstrom of his country's rising sectarian tension, certainly has an interest in achieving a measure of accord between his longtime backers in Tehran and the U.S.; he knows better than most that the survival of the political system which has handed him so much power still depends on the U.S. military presence...
...This is a package - many Iraqis agree with it, many leaders agree with it - is the right medicine if you like, for the problem that Iraqis face with this ethnic and sectarian situation...
...talked about building bridges among the political groups. One of the most noticeable changes I've seen taken place in the last few months, is how gaps are opening up in Iraqi society. In Baghda's mixed-sectarian neighborhoods, bridges that existed for hundreds of years have been broken. Neighborhoods are being divided along ethnic lines. People are leaving neighborhoods where they are the minority to go live in neighborhoods where they feel safer...