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Zaidi gambles on anti-graft offensive, but will Washington be wooed?
A sudden wave of arrests in recent days targeting Iraqi political elites over alleged corruption has animated local media and set off intense debate. Initiated by Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi, the so-called “dawn offensive” has seen dozens of senior lawmakers, officials and politicians taken into custody. While drawing widespread public support, critics have charged that the anti-graft campaign is little more than political theater that will leave the most egregious offenders untouched.
