The violence is intensifying against the backdrop of Iraq’s first tentative steps towards participatory democracy. A national conference to select a temporary parliament was postponed last week amid what some are calling partisan politics and mismanagement in the Iraqi government. And with the insurgents showing no signs of backing down, some wonder whether peaceful elections can happen at all.
Guests:
Laith Kubba, Senior Program Officer for Middle East and North Africa at the National Endowment for Democracy
Noah Feldman, law professor at New York University and former senior constitutional advisor to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq
Peter Greste, BBC correspondent in Baghdad