Quotable: Iraq a "war against civilians"

Posted By Blake Hounshell Friday, January 26, 2007 - 12:01 PM Share

The Times caught Iraqi Vice President Adil Abdul Mahdi making a dubious distinction yesterday in Davos:

At the session, Mr. Mahdi dismissed the notion that his country is in a civil war, saying instead that it is facing “a war against civilians” that “targets the whole society.”

And here's the video clip:

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