Raed Jarrar, proprietor of the blog RaedInTheMiddle, discusses, explains the recent inter-Shia warfare in Iraq as an attempt by Bush/Maliki to check the power of the Sadrists before the upcoming elections, the details of the Sadr/ISCI split and relationships with the Iranians and the Iraqis’ demand and the necessity of withdrawal.

MP3 here. (17:21)

Raed Jarrar is an Iraq Consultant with the American Friends Service Committee.