THE WAR IN CONTEXT%3A%3A Iraq%2C the War on Terrorism%2C and the Middle East Conflict - in Critical Perspective: "The method in Moqtada Sadr%27s madness can best be seen in the list of people lining up to mediate an end to the standoff in Najaf. At last count%2C they included not only a delegation from the national conference in Baghdad convened to appoint an interim legislature%2C but also UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and even Pope John Paul II. "