Article: “Ahead of his visit to Washington, al-Zaydi’s “sieve” causes the biggest government shake-up since 2003” Quote: “…informed sources speak of a broad list of changes that may affect more than 100 officials at various administrative levels, starting with undersecretaries and not ending with directors-general, in a move that seems closer to redrawing the centers of influence within the Iraqi state than to mere routine administrative procedures…and reveal the extent to which al-Zaydi can turn promises of reform into reality, or remain within the limits of the balances that brought him to power.” :Clare
