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Subverting Peace: The Origins and Legacies of de-Ba’athification in Iraq

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Interviews

  • Author interview with Paul Bremer III. March 28, 2013.
  • Author interview with Yonadam Kanna. December 17, 2017.
  • Author interview with Paul Wolfowitz. February 23, 2018.
  • Author interview with General David Petraeus, November 28, 2018.
  • Author interview with John Nixon, May 21, 2018.
  • Author interview with Dr. Mouayad al-Windawi, July 12, 2019.
  • Author interview with Hekmet Dulaimi, February 10, 2021.
  • Author interview with Faisal Isawi, February 8 2021.

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