Re-inventing Talisman Gate; Iran and Iraq’s Election

"I don’t get it. After six years of being in the news, why is Hazim al-Araji’s name still mangled in transliteration? Why does it become “Hazim al-Araaiy” on the front-page of the Washington Post today, especially when his Canadian residency spells it correctly in English?"
Talisman Gate

"And let’s get things started by asking, how will the protests in Iran be influenced by a successful and fair election in Iraq?"

What are the chances of that when O seems completely uninterested at best, and politically motivated for a disaster, so he can blame Bush. I mean his track record in Afghanistan, his "right war" wasn't that great, in fact a disaster.