Iraqi Judge Hung Out to Dry‏

The Bush administration is abandoning the forced-out Iraqi anticorruption chief, as he prepares to testify that the Iraqi government is so corrupt it should be abolished. As David Corn's investigation shows, Radhi al-Radhi was forced out of his job by the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, while Radhi and several of his investigators were attending a training session in Washington sponsored by the US government. Radhi was apparently tossed out of his job because he pushed too hard on corruption within the Maliki administration and, as Corn writes in Capital Games, the Bush White House is apparently not eager to see Radhi testify that the Maliki government is a criminally-run cesspool of fraud and waste. This skyrocketing corruption, fraud and waste along with the dramatic toll of human rights abuses could soon make Baghdad the capital of a Shiite police state employing the classic methods of dirty war, as Tom Hayden warns in a new Nation online exclusive. SPONSORED MESSAGE E MAGAZINE - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR ENVIRONMENT How can bottled water harm you and the environment? Which personal care products are free of toxic chemicals? Which green mutual funds are good investments? Can hospitals heal you faster using nature? Get the answers you need with the award-winning E - The Environmental Magazine. E guides you to healthy food choices, eco-friendly products, green house and home tips, fun eco-travel, more effective local activism, and so much more! See why the media say E "does an excellent job" and "is bursting with good reading." Subscribe now to this special offer - only $10 for a full year (that's 66% off) - and get a free gift, too! New at The Nation.com... Don't Like Noam Chomsky? Try Alan Greenspan Katha Pollitt | Following up on Michael Ignatieff; plus, a poem by Dunya Mikhail The Times They Are A-Changin' Annabelle Gurwitch | Politics aside, a speeded-up primary season may be a unique opportunity to rethink our notions of time altogether. Art Matters Benjamin Tiven | Michael Rakowitz talks about his art, the possibility of public space and the Iraq War. Progressives See No Progress Matthew Blake | The usually spirited Congressional Progressive Caucus is frustrated and uncertain about how to force a change of course in Iraq. College Affordability Essay Contest Our friends at Campus Progress have launched a student essay contest. The contest is open to current and former students with at least $2,500 in outstanding educational debt who write and place an essay, reported article, opinion piece, or multimedia work on the topic of college affordability in a college, local or national publication - print or web. The winner will be awarded a $2,500 grant to alleviate his or her student debt burden. You can report on the issues; write about your personal struggles with debt, affordability, and the system; propose creative solutions. Entries will be accepted until October 29. The submissions will be judged by a panel of policy makers, experts, and respected journalists that we'll announce in the coming weeks. Click here for details. Around The Nation SEPTEMBER 21 - Featured Events * Iraq Moratorium: Vigil, Leafletting, Phoning the White House Palo Alto, CA * Naomi Klein on 'The Shock Doctrine' Chicago, IL See The Nation's national online calendar for info on the two events above and for things taking place near you. Finally, please visit The Nation online to read new Nation blogs, to view newsfeed links updated each day, to see when Nation writers are appearing on TV and radio, to get info on nationwide activist campaigns, and to read exclusive online reports and special weekly selections from The Nation magazine! Best Regards, Peter Rothberg, The Nation P.S. If you like what you read at TheNation.com, please consider subscribing to The Nation at a sharply discounted rate. Subscribing is the only way to read ALL of what's in the magazine week after week--both in print and online.