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GUARDIANNew Pan African Hellenic Cypriot Chamber makes its introductionTHE INDEPENDENTItaly wants Spain suspended from Schengen zone after thousands breach Morocco’s border to cross over to CeutaBRASIL WIREBolsoMaster: Bolsonaro Ties to Brazil’s Biggest Banking Fraud in History ExposedTHE DIPLOMATAt a Jakarta Conference, Two Maritime Orders CollideLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUECan capitalism save Cuba's revolution?LE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEWhat France's far right has learned from Israel's apartheid systemTHE DIPLOMATResilience at the Heart of Australia-Singapore TiesTHE GUARDIANEbola outbreak in DRC the fastest growing in the history of the virusTHE INDEPENDENTKenyan courts to rule in lanmark sexual violence caseBRASIL WIREGenerals Convicted: Inside Brazil’s Historic Bolsonaro Coup Trial VerdictLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEWhite Australia's ‘unprecedented act of racism'?BRASIL WIREAnalysis: NYT’s bizarre coverage and omissions of Bolsonaro’s murderous coup plotTHE GUARDIANFifty-three days and counting: 93-year-old leader’s record absence fuels health speculationMAIL & GUARDIANPhala Phala loot laundered for ANC, claims ZungulaMAIL & GUARDIANPeru celebrates 205 years of independence in PretoriaTHE GUARDIANAt least 18 die as 49,000 cross to Spanish enclave of Ceuta from MoroccoLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEDonald Trump's Latin American proconsuls
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The Baghdad Puppet Show: Total Impotence on Display

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The Baghdad Puppet Show: Total Impotence on Display

Flight Grounded: Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi’s trip to Saudi Arabia is suspended following recent strikes. Hard to play diplomat abroad when you don't even own your own sky.

"We Didn't Allow This"

: The government solemnly announced it gave zero authorization for attacks on targets inside Iraq. A fierce stance, except foreign forces and local militias don't bother asking Baghdad for permission anyway.

Completely Clueless: In a pathetic attempt at damage control, official spokesmen openly admitted

the state had no prior knowledge of strikes executed on its own soil.

The Bottom Line

Baghdad isn't a government; it's a spectator. It learns about bombings in its own territory from Telegram channels just like everyone else, reduced to issuing toothless press releases while foreign powers treat Iraqi airspace like an open playground.

The Baghdad Puppet Show: Total Impotence on Display | The Observer