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This is the political scene, a weekly conversation with New Yorker writers and editors about politics.

It's Wednesday, October 15th. I'm Dorothy Wickendon, executive editor of The New Yorker writers and editors about politics. It's Wednesday, October 15th.

I'm Dorothy Wickenden, executive editor of The New Yorker.

Today, a conversation about the Middle East.

Here is Iraq. It's the second largest oil producer in OPEC.

And there's absolutely no evidence that any of that oil money is making it down to the ground.

It's all being stolen.

That's Dexter Filkins, who was on a panel on the Middle East

at the New Yorker Festival this past Sunday.

It was moderated by Evan Osnos and included John Lee Anderson, Steve Call, and Robin Wright.

This is all part of this moment in a region where people do have a sense of their rights

and what they want something different.

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