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By Max Fisher There’s a certain ritual that each and every one of the world’s billion-plus Muslims, especially those living in Western countries, is expected to go through immediately following any incident of violence involving a Muslim perpetrator. It’s a ritual that is continuing now with the Sydney hostage crisis, in which a deranged self-styled sheikh named Man Haron Monis …

On Monday, US Secretary of State warned Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, telling him not to cause disturbances in the region as he backed newly-elected President Fuad Masum to combat the militants sweeping through the country. Kerry’s comments came after Maliki had, on state television on Sunday, announced that he will be registering a complaint against Masum. Masum was elected …