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In Rare Consensus, Sunnis and Shiites Tell Cheney to Shut Up : The New Yorker
Iraqi observers in recent days have reported seeing both Sunnis and Shiites reading the CheneysÂ’ op-ed then tearing it to shreds in a rage.
“Cheney is an ass!” a Sunni merchant reportedly exclaimed in a Baghdad market on Thursday, to the resounding cheers of several Shiites nearby.
“Historically, it’s been challenging to find anything that Sunnis and Shiites agree on,” said Sabah al-Alousi, a history professor at the University of Baghdad. “That’s why their apparent consensus that Dick Cheney needs to shut the hell up is so significant.”
