Ibrahim al-Jaafari
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Jaafari Ibrahim al-Jaafari
Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari is unable to form a broadly inclusive government and has made no serious effort to rein in police death squads. Meanwhile, Moktada al-Sadr, the radically anti-American cleric and militia leader, has maneuvered himself into the position of kingmaker by providing decisive support for Mr. Jaafari's candidacy to remain prime minister. It was chilling to read Edward Wong's interview with the Iraqi prime minister in The Times last week, during which Mr. Jaafari sat in the palace where he now makes his home, complained about the Americans and predicted that the sectarian militias that are currently terrorizing Iraqi civilians could be incorporated into the army and police.