I think it’s all baloney.....might well be some Levin taqiyya
whatever it is, this story floating around is certain to PO every iraqi shia and probably some kurds as well; neither of which is good for maliki or Bush/us. House of Saud might be in it, too.
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While it is unclear how much influence al Douri possesses with former Baathists turned al Qaeda, or how much of Saddam's money he controls, his turn against al Qaeda serves as an indicator of how actors in the insurgency view the situation on the ground. Al Douri clearly sees that the Coalition and Iraqi government have momentum against the insurgency and al Qaeda.