Amir Taheri
Iraq: letting Iran call the shots
Almost five years later, Maliki seems set to strike a Faustian bargain to cling to power: He is ready to dine with the devil -- and not even using a long spoon.
No one has built a majority coalition in the months since the parliamentary elections in March, allowing him to remain as prime minister. But he now he appears on the verge of finally forming a government.
AP
Maliki: Striking devil's deal to keep power.