Madhavi Bhasin blames Blackwater, and its immunity from Iraqi law, for Maliki's recent wants:
The demand of Prime Minister Maliki is less reflective of his confidence in the stability of Iraq and more a sign of the growing apprehensions over the privatization of the Iraqi reconstruction efforts.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2008/07/all-about-blackwater/214208/
