KRP Responds to Maliki's Threats, Undervalues Them as Propaganda

The Englishman · May 30, 2017

KRP Responds to Maliki's Threats, Undervalues Them as Propaganda

Iraqi VP Maliki proposed to use force against the Kurdistan Region to abort referendum efforts

30/05/2017 - 19:05

KRP Responds to Maliki's Threats, Undervalues Them as Propaganda

ERBIL— Iraqi Vice President Nouri al-Maliki's statements and threats against the Kurdistan Region and its President Masoud Barzani are "inappropriate," and have no value, said Umed Sabah, the spokesperson for Kurdistan Region Presidency (KRP) in a statement.

In an interview with Beirut-based al-Akhbari paper on Tuesday, Maliki stated that Barzani is intending to establish the Great Kurdistan state and that he must be stopped by “force if needed.”

"Maliki has allowed himself to talk over the events and the rights of people of Kurdistan according to his mood," Umed Sabah wrote in his statement, adding "Maliki is used to hostility with people of Kurdistan and exploits it as elections propaganda."

"But in reality neither him, nor the people who follow his words, is of any interest for us and their views have no value."

KRP spokesperson also questioned former PM Maliki's authenticity, voicing his surprise that "a person who became a plague to Iraq, the source of defeat and catastrophe, and the growth of terrorism is not ashamed of talking."

"A person like him [Maliki] who ruined Iraq should better terminate his life," the statement said, accusing the two-term PM runner of also causing widespread sectarianism, corruption and money-laundry trends in the country.

Sabah further invited Maliki to try to enforce his threats, saying "bring it on."

"Earlier enemies far stronger and superior [than Maliki] tried themselves and kneeled to the determination of the people of Kurdistan and faced obnoxious fate."

In his interview with al-Akhbari paper, Maliki said President Barzani is aware of his opposition to Kurdistan independence, therefore, he has said “if Maliki returns to power I will declare independence."

Maliki added if the Kurdistan Region wants to separate, it should do so within the borders drawn by the former Iraqi regime led by Saddam Hussein.

Current Iraqi VP also strongly opposed the referendum in Kirkuk province, saying "It is not his [Barzani’s] right to hold a referendum on secession or self-determination [in Kirkuk], arguing that the constitution says that Iraq is a federal republic, and Kurds are part of the Federal Republic of Iraq."

Countering these remarks, KRP spokesperson wrote the preface to Iraqi constitution clearly refers to commitment to the constitution as the condition and guarantee to protect the territorial unity of the country.

"It was Maliki who violated the constitution and rendered it meaningless ….Therefore, someone who infringed on the constitution should not talk about it and exploit it [for his own interests]," KRP statement said, stressing Kurdistan Region will pursue its appeal for independence.

Scott McD · May 30, 2017

If I was Abadi there is no way I would allow my VP to talk like this. Maliki should not be allowed to threaten anybody, he is not the voice of new Iraq.

Maliki need to be silenced once and for all!!!

King Bean · May 30, 2017

We tried that, Scott. Obama, Biden and Kerry tried to 'talk him to death'. :lol:

235snack · May 30, 2017

1 hour ago, The Englishman said:

"A person like him [Maliki] who ruined Iraq should better terminate his life,"

I like it, maybe someone from Kurdistan will help us out....he is such a popular guy.

nannab · May 30, 2017

That sob is showing his true colors. OFF WITH HIS HEAD !!! Malarki mellon and feed it to the pigs. :twothumbs:

ChuckFinley · May 30, 2017

Well, that is going to go far. :facepalm:

brob · May 30, 2017

3 hours ago, The Englishman said:

KRP spokesperson also questioned former PM Maliki's authenticity, voicing his surprise that "a person who became a plague to Iraq, the source of defeat and catastrophe, and the growth of terrorism is not ashamed of talking."

"A person like him [Maliki] who ruined Iraq should better terminate his life," the statement said, accusing the two-term PM runner of also causing widespread sectarianism, corruption and money-laundry trends in the country.

Hey KRP spokesperson,you're not the only one who's surprised, why don't cha do us a solid and...

The Englishman · May 30, 2017

Kurdistan

Maliki vs. Barzani: Ex-Iraqi PM, Kurdish presidency in volatile exchange

By Rudaw 7 minutes ago

Combo: Kurdish President Masoud Barzani [L] and former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Photo: Rudaw/AP

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – The Kurdistan presidency and former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki engaged in a volatile exchange of words, each accusing the other of violating the Iraqi constitution.

Maliki said the use of force may be necessary to “deter” the policies of Kurdish President Masoud Barzani and his efforts to establish a greater Kurdistan. Barzani responded saying Maliki should have taken his own life for having driven Iraq into a sectarian war.

Barzani speaks and acts as he wishes in the face of the “weak government” of Iraq, Maliki told the Lebanese al-Akhbar newspaper in an interview published on Monday. “If it is necessary, he should be deterred by force.”

The Kurdish presidency responded with a statement declaring that they give no importance to the remarks of Maliki, the source of all Iraq’s problems including sectarian conflict and struggling economy.

“It is a surprise that somebody who became a plague over the people of Iraq, the source of failures and misfortunes and the rise of terror, still does not feel shame and speaks,” read the statement published by the spokesperson for the Kurdistan Region Presidency.

“Someone like him who brought Iraq to chaos should have taken his life, or at least he should have hidden himself from the sight of the Iraqi people,” it continued.

Relations between the Kurdistan Region and Maliki have been fraught for years. Erbil blames Maliki for cutting the Region’s budget, a major factor in the ongoing financial crisis.

Maliki has been frequently critical of Barzani.

In his recent interview, he said Barzani “is no longer a legitimate president” because his term has expired in accordance with the laws of the Kurdistan Region. Maliki described Barzani as a tribal leader, saying “He is ruling Kurdistan based on the approach of the past Kurdish tribal leaders and the chieftains.”

Maliki accused Barzani of making statements about holding an independence referendum for “domestic use” and to deviate from the differences between his Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and its ally the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK).

The Kurdish president speaks and acts he wishes, “violating every red line” in both Kurdistan and Iraq, Maliki claimed.

“Barzani is not of the type that should be given such freedom. He should be faced with the facts and the realities. If necessary, he should be deterred by force,” Maliki told the Arabic newspaper.

The Kurdish presidency warned Maliki against making such threats.

“This man has used threatening language against the people of Kurdistan in his interview. We hereby tell him that here is the field – test yourself. In the past, stronger and more reckless enemies tested themselves, but finally knelt in the face of the will of Kurdistan’s nation and faced disgraceful fates,” the Kurdish statement declared.

The two main ruling parties in Kurdistan, the PUK and the KDP announced earlier this year that they intend to hold a referendum on independence, widely expected to take place in the fall. Senior Kurdish officials have since said that disputed areas, including the oil-rich and multi-ethnic city of Kirkuk, claimed both by Baghdad and Erbil, would be included in the referendum.

The referendum is confined to Iraqi Kurdistan, Kurdish officials say, with no plans to extend it to other parts of Kurdistan in neighbouring countries where Kurds live – Iran, Turkey, and Syria.

Maliki challenged that, claiming that Barzani is preparing for a greater, united Kurdistan.

“Barzani wants one day, when the conditions are right, to form the Greater Kurdistan state and separate parts of Syria, Iran, Iraq, and Turkey,” Maliki claimed. “However, the facts on the ground with regard to the surroundings do not allow such a move. It is the right of the states – at least in public – to not support this move, except for Israel. He depends on Israel, in every aspect of his politics and behaviour.”

“Kurdistan has become a magnet for all Israeli companies and intelligence agencies,” he said in a separate part of the interview.

“As for Kirkuk, it does not have the right to have a referendum on separation, or self-determination,” Maliki said. “There is no word such as the right to self-determination in our constitution. The Kurds practiced their self-determination through this constitution, and voted on it.”

The Kurdish presidency said that Kurds are united on holding the referendum, apart from some Kurds who are aligned with Maliki.

“Independence for Kurdistan is a right of the nation of Kurdistan. He is in no way in a position to talk about this. He should know well that all the people and parties of Kurdistan are united and have the same stance on the question of independence. If the lack of willpower on the part of some Kurds makes him happy, he should be certain that his position and that of the Kurds affiliated with him will consequently be in the dustbin of history.”

The Kurdistan Region has been suffering a financial crisis, partly brought on by Baghdad withholding the Region’s budget share under Maliki’s direction in mid-2014. Maliki has also made comments unwelcomed by Kurds about the Region and its Peshmerga forces who have been fighting ISIS for nearly three years.

Maliki is head of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s Dawa party, head of the State of the Law coalition, and a prominent member of the ruling Shiite National Alliance. He told the Lebanese paper that among all the different components of Iraq, the Shiites are the most united, apart from the faction headed by influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, which is outside of the Shiite alliance.

He said he is not planning to return to power as the prime minister of the country. He would rather remain in the Iraqi politics calling for the government of the majority.

Kurdish parties have refused such calls for majority rule, deeming it against the foundations of the new Iraq established after the US invasion in 2003.

Maliki also claimed that he is the one who founded the mainly Shiite Hashd al-Shaabi. He said he was behind the law passed by the Iraqi parliament last year that recognized the armed force so that it could not be dissolved by current or future prime ministers without an act from parliament.

The former prime minister also alleged that there is a conspiracy by domestic and foreign powers to postpone the general election in Iraq scheduled for next year so that an interim government would assume power that is not “Islamic.” He gave the example of the Iraqi interim government that ruled after 2003, headed by former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, a secular Shiite politician.

As for the Sunnis, most of whom had opposed his government before 2014, Maliki said that they are fragmented because they lack a “united political or religious leadership.” Instead, some are backed by Turkey and other by the Arab Gulf countries.

Personally, he said, he supports those Sunnis who have no foreign links and have “national and strategic” plans for Iraq.

ChuckFinley · May 30, 2017

Guy sounds like Trump or Mad Dog. No mixing words there.

davis411 · May 30, 2017

5 minutes ago, ChuckFinley said:

Guy sounds like Trump or Mad Dog. No mixing words there.

or mad dog ate trump

and trump is speaking through mad dog

magawatt · May 30, 2017

I can almost imagine Nuri in the back of a Toyota pick-up charging into the Kurdish Autonomous Region with a pop gun in his hand. Go Nuri Go!

3n1 · May 30, 2017

what maliki really said ..................... I could never be PM of iraq again but i'm happy running a shadow government causes mayhem and undermining anything positive for the country of Iraq ..................... we wait

Vespa_Romeo · May 31, 2017

8 hours ago, nannab said:

That sob is showing his true colors. OFF WITH HIS HEAD !!! Malarki mellon and feed it to the pigs.

hopefully the same pigs killed the ISIS army previously bring Malarki to death soon..please piggy get the job done..i summon u.. :cisole:

The Englishman · May 31, 2017

Nineveh Arab Tribes to Maliki: We Will Turn Kurdistan into a Grave for You

Nineveh Arab tribes firmly responded to Maliki’s statements against Kurdistan

Basnews English

31/05/2017 - 16:14

Iraq

Nineveh Arab Tribes to Maliki: We Will Turn Kurdistan into a Grave for You

ERBIL — Nineveh Arab Tribes firmly responded to Iraqi former PM Nouri al-Maliki’s latest statements against Kurdistan Region and its President Masoud Barzani, stating they will turn Kurdistan into a “grave” for Maliki and anyone who will attempt to approach it.

The spokesperson for the Nineveh Arab tribes Sheikh Muzahim al-Hwet said that Maliki will face the destiny of the Islamic State (IS) if he approaches the Kurdistan Region borders.

Nineveh Arab Tribal forces, hand in hand with the Peshmerga forces and with the leadership of President Masoud Barzani, will turn Kurdistan into a grave for Maliki and for anyone who tries to approach the Kurdish territories, the statement reads.

Maliki has to remember the fate of Mosul and the other provinces he handed over to IS which resulted in the loss of thousands of innocent lives.

"Maliki has to choose his statements carefully," said the spokesperson for the Nineveh tribes, stressing that “Maliki will face the same fate of the IS if he tries to get closer to the borders of Kurdistan," describing his threats against Kurdistan region as "childish."

In an interview with Beirut-based al-Akhbari paper on Tuesday, Maliki stated that Barzani is intending to establish the Great Kurdistan state and that he must be stopped by “force if needed.” He also showed his utmost objection to Kurdistan Region’s independence and the anticipated referendum.

Kurdistan Region Presidency’s spokesperson also responded to Maliki’s remarks, saying "Maliki is used to his hostile manners and aggressive stance against Kurdistan Region, wondering how a person like Maliki who became a plague to Iraq, the source of catastrophes and the growth of terrorism, is not ashamed of talking or even appearing in public!

"A person like him [Maliki] who ruined Iraq should better terminate his life," he said, blaming him of causing widespread sectarianism, corruption and money-laundry trends in the country.

nannab · May 31, 2017

You tell him good people of Kurdistan. I think most of Iraq and the world is with you on that.

okane · May 31, 2017

HECK YEAH !!!

ChuckFinley · May 31, 2017

Sounds pretty clear to me. Cross the line and :cowboy2:

pokerplayer · May 31, 2017

14 minutes ago, ChuckFinley said:

Sounds pretty clear to me. Cross the line and

And so it should Mr Finley, and so it should !!

pp

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