From The New York Times:DHULUIYA, Iraq — Less than two years ago, Mullah Nadhim al-Jubouri, a charismatic 30-year-old Sunni cleric, was a senior leader of the Iraqi insurgent group Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia. A member of one of this town’s most respected families, he stood in the largest mosque and preached death for anyone who dared join the army or the police.
He then switched sides, becoming leader of one of the American-recruited Awakening security councils that fought Al Qaeda here in this strategic area of territory north of Baghdad, crisscrossed by conflicting sectarian and tribal loyalties. Now, he even wants to run for a seat in Parliament in the general elections in December.
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My Comment: The Middle East culture of blood feuds and revenge is now on display for all to see.