In the Book of Job and In the New York Times article, “As Maliki Clings to Power, Iraq’s Fissures Deepen” there is an similarity between how the Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki and God had control over people. In the case of Prime Minister Maliki, his power to appoint individuals to posts and positions and in the case of God, his power over Job’s life by allowing Satan to use him as a sort of test.
As cited In Chapter 2 of the Book of Job, “Skin for Skin! All that a man has he will give for his life. But put forth thy hand now, touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.” And the LORD said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your power; only spare his life.’”
In the Times article it was cited, “The past four years have been full of injustice and oppression,” Atheel al-Nujaifi, a Sunni who is governor of Nineveh Province in northern Iraq, said Sunday in Mosul. “ He accused Mr. Maliki of having abused his authority by arresting opponents, pressuring the courts, and hiring and firing security forces based on sectarian identity — practices, Mr. Nujaifi said, that Mr. Maliki continued even now as a caretaker leader with no mandate or parliamentary oversight. “Mr. Maliki’s continuation as prime minister will create a dictatorship,” he warned.”
Sources:
Damrosch, David and Pike, David L. 2009. Longman Anthology of World Literature The Ancient World, Vol. A 2nd Edition. P.125-140
Myers, Steven Lee 2010 “As Maliki Clings to Power, Iraq’s Fissures Deepen” nytimes.com, October 3 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/04/world/middleeast/04iraq.html?pagewanted=1&ref=middleeast
