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Mouayed Lakab al-Kinani, a Shiite, supplements his living as a cabdriver by doing bureaucratic tasks for Sunnis. (Tribune photo / Liz Sly)
Baghdad Stories: An end run for fearful Sunnis
Aug 07, 2008 19:01 -0500
Fear creates opportunity, and Baghdad's sectarian rifts have created an opportunity for a cabbie who works the system for Sunnis who fear abduction by Shiites. The Tribune's Liz Sly reports.
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