de-Baathification
Britishnoun
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After the combat phase of the war, Chalabi quickly put himself in charge of a de-Baathification commission—which he saw as an efficient route to taking power himself.
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2018
“If you end punitive de-Baathification as the Kurds have done in the north, the majority would go back,” says a sheikh whose council claims to represent 70,000 tribesmen exiled in Amman.
From Economist ● Oct. 6, 2016
Mr. Chalabi, a secular Shiite, would not have that problem, although he was in charge of the de-Baathification commission that stripped Sunni officials of their positions.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2014
First of all," he says, " is to stop the de-Baathification.
From Time ● May 11, 2010
They are also worried that a sweeping de-Baathification order could toss out thousands of former mid-level men who are cooperating with the U.S. against the insurgency.
From Time Magazine Archive
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