The two faces of Iraq

When Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice swapped pleasantries at a briefing in Baghdad, one man was missing from the stage: cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. He's vilified by the US as a rebel and a troublemaker, yet without his support Maliki and Iraq would be in a lot more trouble than they already are. Continued.