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          <dc:creator>Forced Migration Online (24276783)</dc:creator>
          <dc:subject>Migration, asylum and refugee law</dc:subject>
          <dc:subject>FORCED MIGRATION ONLINE</dc:subject>
          <dc:subject>ETHNIC AND NATIONAL GROUPS</dc:subject>
          <dc:subject>RELIGIOUS GROUPS</dc:subject>
          <dc:subject>KURDS</dc:subject>
          <dc:subject>DEMOCRACY</dc:subject>
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          <dc:description>This report reviews the mechanics of Saddam Hussein's rule, looks at the political dynamics that govern relations between religious and ethnic entities (such as the Kurds, Arabs, Sunnis, and Shi'ites), and describes the various opposition groups and their potential role (such as the military nationalists, Kurdish organizations, religious forces, communists and democrats).</dc:description>
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