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Abizaid: Sectarian Violence Could Spark Civil War

By Madeleine Brand, Tom Bowman

Published August 3, 2006 at 10:00 AM PDT

This story was published more than 18 years ago.

U.S. Army Gen. John Abizaid, the head of the military central command in Iraq, tells a Senate panel that clashes between rival Muslim sects could lead to civil war.

Also, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld warns senators that redeploying U.S. troops would be seen as a victory for extremists looking to control the Middle East.

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Madeleine Brand

Madeleine Brand is the host of NPRs newest and fastest-growing daily show, Day to Day. She conducts interviews with newsmakers (Iraqi politicians, US senators), entertainment figures (Bernardo Bertolluci, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Ricky Gervais), and the everyday people affected by the news (an autoworker laid off at GM, a mother whose son was killed in Iraq).

Tom Bowman

Tom Bowman is a NPR National Desk reporter covering the Pentagon.

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