http://wordie.org/words/anathema Comments for the word 'Anathema' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/anathema#comments "The final reason for the cessation of violence was the stand-down by Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army, which is lying low. That stand-down, which can be reversed at any time, was brokered by -- Iran. But Iran is playing all sides: It supports both Maliki and Sadr. The U.S. simply cannot compete in this kind of deep game, at which Iran has excelled for centuries, without diplomatic engagement. But for McCain, that is <a href="/words/anathema">anathema</a>."<br />- Gary Kamiya, 'Remember Iraq?', 30 Sep 2008. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:43:11 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/anathema#comments