yota691 Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 A coalition of state law intends to enter the elections separate from Abadi Date Posted 28/12/2017 01:46 PM MP for the coalition of state law, Abdul Salam al-Maliki, the determination of his coalition to enter the elections in a separate coalition from the mass of Prime Minister Haider Abadi. Maliki said that the political majority does not mean a single component and will include the representatives of all components according to a single national vision to bring them together, indicating that holding the elections on time will be the only option for all, rejecting any attempts to compass the compass and deliver the country to a political vacuum and an emergency government. Maliki added that the coalition of the rule of law to lay out the outline and clear for the next phase in accordance with visions fixed based on national depth according to the political majority away from party quotas. 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckFinley Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 Thanks Yoda, enjoy your New Years. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yota691 Posted December 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 Maliki Separates From Abadi And Three Points Determine The Fate Of (Call) Last Updated 29/12/2017 03:03 BAGHDAD / Al-Quds Al-Arabi said that the Islamic Dawa Party, led by Nuri al-Maliki, intends to run in the next election, with two electoral lists; the first, led by al-Maliki, while heading Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi, the second list. Maliki seeks to achieve a political majority paving the way for the post of prime minister next, if he collected the largest number of votes. Sources within the party have speculated that Maliki could negotiate in exchange for abandoning the post of prime minister, if he were to have a range of "tempting" executive positions.A senior advocacy source said that the Dawa party (Maliki's wing) within the coalition of state law will enter the electoral list bearing the name of the coalition », but« some leaders of the party (Abadi wing) will enter the elections in another list ». The source considered that this action is not a "split" within the party, as was the case when Ibrahim al-Jaafari came out of the Islamic Dawa party and formed the "reform trend" and did not attend the party meetings afterwards. Al-Abbadi is still in the leadership of the Dawa Party, attending periodic meetings of the party (held weekly), and meets with the owners in these meetings, according to the source, who added that: «Abadi and Maliki meet in the Dawa Party every 20 days, at least», The dispute within the party now is not between Rajayln, but between those who stand with the line of Maliki, and supports Abadi.According to the source, who asked not to be identified, "the central cadres and the political bureau of the party to the rules; follow Maliki, while the Shura Party is closer to my slaves." The source ruled out Maliki's thinking of the post of prime minister next, stressing that he seeks to remain Secretary General of the Dawa Party, and leader of the coalition of the rule of law, but did not rule out the nomination of Maliki himself, in the event of obtaining the most number of parliamentary seats, and success in achieving the political majority. If Maliki can form the largest bloc, he has the right to run for the post of prime minister, but if he decided to withdraw from that nomination, it must be in return for concessions will ask others, according to the source.But the MP from the coalition of state law, Abbas al-Bayati, confirmed that «the Dawa Party is now considering the issue of entering the next election with one list or two lists», explaining that «the party has a previous decision to have a single electoral list, but there is an opinion within the party that the need to get down two lists . First, "the election law is concerned. If the current law remains unchanged, it is imperative for one party to come down with a single electoral list, because the law does not allow multiple lists One Party.The second point concerns the "consensus within the party", pointing out that «there are internal discussions on this matter», while the third point, «to examine the usefulness of the party if the election in the list of one or two lists». He revealed another reason behind the delay of the decision of the Dawa Party, concerning the «votes that push for the postponement of the elections. This also contributes to the pressure on the political blocs and their future alliances ». He pointed out that «the upcoming elections will be different from those of previous years», likely «that the current alliances are not remain as they are in the next stage. There are many changes going on. " And the fate of a coalition of state law in the next phase, he said: «coalition rule of law was composed of four political blocs, but now there are only two blocs remaining in the coalition are the Dawa Party and the bloc of the Dawa Party / the organization of Iraq, after the withdrawal of the Badr bloc and a bloc independent».He stressed the importance of «reconsider the coalition of the rule of law», pointing to the possibility that «join the coalition of new blocs, but that depends on resolving the Dawa Party the issue of running the list one or two lists». 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donziman Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 I'm sure the different groups will have some new players as a lot of the older ones are going to jail. lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yota691 Posted December 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 An upcoming election battle between Abadi and Maliki Readers An upcoming election battle between Abadi and Maliki 30-12-2017 12:47 PM The Euphrates - There are deep debates in the political and popular circles inside Iraq about the high number of parties participating in the upcoming parliamentary elections to 205 parties, and fears that those parties are poised to make gains for the benefit of the large parties that have been in power for more than 12 years, while many await the announcement of the Prime Minister Haydar al-Abadi for his new coalition for the elections, which could change the political scene in the country. Abadi ended the debate on the postponement of the elections and confirmed the procedure on time and gave the Electoral Commission the green light for 205 parties to participate in the elections. Political circles have expressed concern about the growing number of parties with the start of the election campaign in order to win parliamentary seats, in favor of the large parties that have dominated the political scene for years, namely the Dawa Party, which has been running since 2005. The party that is under the dome of the Shiite house tops the scene in which former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who recently announced the use of all electoral means to regain power, after the militias of the popular rally to contest the election lists separately to acquire the largest number of seats in parliament and then coalition in a coalition headed by Maliki To take power. This news comes in the shadow of the silence of Abadi, and the failure to announce the new coalition, which is expected by the Iraqis, although close leaks indicate that it may be surprised by the parties soon and the first of them because the large al-Maliki will join with him blocks Sadr, Allawi and Hakim and others, in addition to Sunni parties and tribes in the western regions Freed from the duping control, especially the connector. And above all support the declared religious authority and regional and international consensus around it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yota691 Posted December 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 Who is the best Prime Minister of Iraq since 2003 until now? Haydar Al-Abbadi (66%, 5, 061 Votes) Iyad Allawi (17%, 1, 292 Votes) Nuri al-Maliki (16%, 1, 242 Votes) Ibrahim al-Jaafari (1%, 98 Votes) Total Voters: 7, 693 1 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synopsis Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 28 minutes ago, yota691 said: This news comes in the shadow of the silence of Abadi, and the failure to announce the new coalition, which is expected by the Iraqis, although close leaks indicate that it may be surprised by the parties soon and the first of them because the large al-Maliki will join with him blocks Sadr, Allawi and Hakim and others, in addition to Sunni parties and tribes in the western regions Freed from the duping control, especially the connector. And above all support system" rel="">support the declared religious authority and regional and international consensus around it. I can't believe this at all. This would seem to be an al-Maliki stooge in the media putting this out. I don't think Sadr, Sunni parties and tribes, western regions freed from control, interconnecting areas, religious authorities, AND regional and international entities would support Nouri al-Maliki at all. This may very well be a last vain and desperate attempt by Nouri al-Maliki to gain support from the people. I suspect the Iraqi news will bear out other outcomes for Nouri al-Maliki fairly soon! Go Moola Nova! 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinadawg Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 I look for charges filed and a arrest for Malki before the next election....PROBLEM SOLVED. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckFinley Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 9 hours ago, chinadawg said: I look for charges filed and a arrest for Malki before the next election....PROBLEM SOLVED. That would be sweet. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcfrag Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 I'm sure Maliki is hoping like hE LL he can get re elected before he goes to jail so he can get back to his "emperor " duties and rewrite all the laws Abadi's government enacted to take all the corrupted down! Funny thing is, I can't even see the man praying to anything but money. Why would anyone vote for a man that thinks he is God himself? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new york kevin Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 (edited) jcfrag: Nothing to worry about as long as Abadi sells the fact that the corrupt in Iraq, whose leader is al-Maliki, are directly responsible for the advance of ISIS and the destruction of Iraq. If Abadi successfully does that Maliki will never get re-elected. But this is Iraq ??? Edited December 31, 2017 by new york kevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yota691 Posted January 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 Leaks: Abadi intends to launch his mass victory and reform in isolation from the rule of law Since 2018-01-11 at 08:32 (Baghdad time) Baghdad Mawazine News Revealed a political source familiar with the intention of Prime Minister Haider Abadi, the launch of his electoral coalition to participate in the elections away from a coalition of state law, headed by Nuri al-Maliki, accompanied by a number of leaders of the Islamic Dawa Party, led by MP Ali Alaq. The source told Mawazine News that "Abbadi ended the registration of his electoral coalition in the name of (victory and reform), a coalition of sects and is the first disintegration of the coalition of state law, led by Vice President Nuri al-Maliki." The source, who preferred not to be identified, said that "a number of deputies from the leadership of the Dawa Party will be with Abadi in his new coalition, including MPs Ali Alaq and Sadik Rikabi and Jabbar Abbadi and Abbas al-Bayati," noting that "a number of other candidates blocs and alliances asked to join the bloc Including the volunteers who fought and urged, "referring to the popular crowd without clarifying what was meant by a coalition led by Secretary General of the Badr Organization Hadi Amiri or the coalition of Asaib Ahl al-Haq led by Sheikh Qais al-Khazali after the failure of the agreement between the two on a joint alliance. The source said that "Abbadi stipulated that the candidates in the coalition bloc commitment to stay away from quotas in government sites, and called for the selection of professional candidates and goes to the participation of young people to build a promising future," pointing out that "the list of national Abadi include all Iraqi provinces and Iraqi women occupy the position Outstanding on the menu ". According to sources in the Electoral Commission, a member of the Baghdad Provincial Council Hassoun al-Rubaie is the one who registered the coalition with the Commission. The deputy in the coalition of the rule of law Rehab Abouda, said last Monday that "Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and coalition leader Nuri al-Maliki, will run separately." "The state of law decided to run the elections in two lists headed by Abadi and the other headed by al-Maliki." Predictions in recent months have led to the separation of Abadi and Maliki - members of the Islamic Dawa Party and the State of Law Coalition - in the last elections. Maliki, who is currently Vice President of the Republic, denied his desire to postpone the elections or to seek the formation of an emergency government after the removal of Abadi, stressing "his positions with the holding of elections on schedule and everything published contrary." The head of the electoral administration of the Electoral Commission for elections Riad Badran announced on Wednesday that the application for registration of electoral alliances will end on Thursday, revealing that the number of applications for registration of alliances reached 27 applications. is over 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yota691 Posted January 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 Maliki's State of Law coalition includes eight political forces Since 2018-01-11 at 12:59 (Baghdad time) Baghdad Mawazine News Revealed a document obtained / Mawazin News /, a copy of which the coalition of the rule of law led by Nuri al-Maliki, Vice President of the Republic will be composed of eight political forces in the forefront of the Islamic Dawa Party, which is the core of this alliance. The document shows that the political forces that allied with al-Maliki and the Islamic Dawa party, whose general secretariat is the "Party of the Preachers of Islam" - the organization of Iraq led by Khudair Khuzaie and the Movement of Light - Intifada and Change led by Mohamed Hindawi and the center movement led by Mowaffak al-Rubaie and the youth movement of Bashir led by Yasser Abdul-Sakil al-Maliki and the mass together Of the law led by Mohammed Ja'az ". It also allied with the coalition "civil party led by the well-known businessman Hamad al-Musawi." The alliance also included the National Cultural Movement led by Ali Wattout. This alliance reveals the scenarios that form the other alliances, as absent from the forces of popular mobilization, which has long talked al-Maliki about the alliance with them and will be absent from Abadi and his wing, which formed a coalition of victory and reform. is over M 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Dragon Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 I don't understand how Maliki isn't in jail or dead. When they started the corruption crackdown, why wasn't he the first one arrested?? Or is everything I've read about him a lie? It's hard to know the truth over there. But it's kinda like here and our political system, when you think about it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magawatt Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 I'm looking for Sadr to take a stand against Maliki. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinarDavo Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 4 minutes ago, magawatt said: I'm looking for Sadr to take a stand against Maliki. Hopefully so....something has to break SOON.........the window appears to be closing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocalDinar Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 Abadi is just like Maliki Laurie Mylroie | 11 hours ago Share share Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi (L) and former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki. (Photo: Archive) Haider al-Abadi Nouri al-Maliki Iraq A+AA- WASHINGTON DC, United States (Kurdistan 24) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is little but “another sectarian Iran proxy, just like [Nouri] al-Maliki,” Iraq’s previous prime minister, a regular blogger to the prestigious Foreign Policy magazine wrote on Tuesday. The US helped Maliki become prime minister in 2006, but by 2014, when the Islamic State (IS) attacked Iraq, he was seen as a Shia partisan, whose sectarian policies had contributed to IS’ emergence and its conquest of one-third of the country. As a condition of US support for the fight against IS, Washington demanded Maliki’s resignation, replacing him with his deputy—Abadi. The State Department, charged now with executing US policy in Iraq, has embraced Abadi as the man who can contain Iran in Iraq. Foreign Policy echoed the State Department’s position last month when it named Abadi as one of the 100 most prominent global thinkers of 2017. In explaining why it chose Abadi for the honor, Foreign Policy made a fundamental mistake. It asserted: Iraq’s “prime minister is already gearing up for his re-election campaign in the spring of 2018.” Abadi was never elected Iraqi prime minister, so he cannot be re-elected! Abadi simply replaced Maliki, when the US insisted that he step down. As a Kurdish member of Iraq’s parliament remarked to Kurdistan 24, in the last Iraqi elections—in April 2014—just before IS’ onslaught into Iraq began, Abadi received only 4,000 votes. That is a small number. And, Rachel Avraham, a regular contributor to “Foreign Policy Blogs,” strongly criticized the magazine’s decision to honor the Iraqi Prime Minister as a significant global thinker. “Under Abadi,” the Kurdistan Region “is gravely suffering” after 180,000 Kurds “were forced to run for their lives when the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, the Iraqi Army, and the Shia Popular Mobilization Forces invaded” the city of Kirkuk and other disputed areas. “Following their invasion,” Avraham writes, “the Iraqi Army and its allies have been kidnaping, gang raping, and arresting people” whom they regard as Kurdish nationalists. The Kurdistan Region hosts 1.8 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and refugees from IS, including many Christians and Yezidis. Their numbers have swelled the population of Kurdistan by 30 percent, and their humanitarian needs have imposed a significant financial burden on the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Baghdad has contributed “zero funds” to support the IDPs and refugees, even as its seizure of Kirkuk and its oil has cut the revenues of the KRG in half, Avraham noted. Moreover, Abadi has imposed an embargo on international flights to the Kurdistan Region’s two major airports “making it difficult for other countries to send humanitarian aid to Kurdistan,” while imposing further economic hardship on the Region. “If Abadi was a unifier of Iraq and not a sectarian dictator,” Avraham asked, “why has he refused to have any dialogue with the Kurds?” “Why has he imposed such a brutal blockade on the Kurds, just for expressing their democratic rights” in their independence referendum? “Why does he have his forces arrest, kidnap, and gang rape Kurdish citizens?” Indeed, Avraham suggested that Abadi is no great thinker at all, but is most comparable to “Maliki, Bashar al-Assad, Ayatollah Khomeini, Ismail Haniyeh, or any other Iranian-backed sectarian dictator.” Editing by Karzan Sulaivany http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/a58d58bc-032d-48ec-a7c3-966a3b0cc315 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floridian Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 Above article, which is a bunch of BS, written by a Kurd who is mad they didn't get independence from Iraq. 2 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrello Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 Kirk Sowell's Twitter comments today. More comments are within Kirk's thread : 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yota691 Posted January 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 A government source reveals to (Sumer News) new details about the alliance of Abadi January 11, 2018 - 15:05 Number of readings: BAGHDAD - A government source revealed on Thursday that the latter refused to join the Fath Alliance under the leadership of Badr Organization Secretary General Hadi Al Ameri, while stressing his readiness to announce his mass, referring to the conditions of its status for those who wish to join his alliance. The source said in an interview with (Sumer News), "The Prime Minister Haider Abadi refuses to join the Fath Alliance, which has been announced during the past few hours," noting that "is currently preparing to announce the new alliance, which bears the name of (victory and reform). The source added that "the most prominent personalities joining the alliance Abadi, former Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi and bloc (Ataa) headed by national security adviser Faleh al-Fayadh and MP Ahmed Jubouri." The source pointed out that "Abadi stipulated independence for anyone who wants to join his alliance." The source pointed out that "Abadi is currently moving on the central and southern provinces to gain personalities and independent forces," denying "the news that talks about his alliance with the coalition (Al-Fath)." The movement of Asaib Ahl al-Haq, one of the most important components of the alliance, "Fatah" announced earlier Thursday, a meeting between the leaders of the coalition and Prime Minister Haider Abadi to resolve the latter's position to join the new alliance, confirming the existence of preliminary approvals. The news circulated about the alliance between the head of a coalition of state law, Vice President Nuri al-Maliki, and Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in running elections scheduled for next May . The head of the electoral administration of the Electoral Commission for elections Riad Badran announced on Wednesday that the application for registration of electoral alliances will end on Thursday, revealing that the number of applications for registration of alliances reached 27 applications . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yota691 Posted January 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 Badr: we are waiting for the decision of joining Abadi to the alliance "conquest" Since 2018-01-12 at 15:09 (Baghdad time) Baghdad - Mawazine News The leader of the popular crowd and the official of the Badr Organization Northern Branch Mohammed Mahdi al-Bayati, Friday, the alliance "open" the first mass figure in the upcoming elections, while confirming that the coalition is expected to join the Prime Minister Haider Abadi. Al-Bayati, in a statement received by Mawazine News, a copy of it, "we are waiting for the resolution of the accession of Prime Minister Haider Abadi, to the Alliance to be a difficult number will be the first among the electoral lists competing," pointing out that "the public stakes of the list of the opening large and wide, Integrated security, reconstruction and fighting corruption. " "The national program and the jihadist biography of the Badr Organization and its allies over the past four years has prompted many Sunni leaders and blocs to join the Fatah alliance," al-Bayati said, adding that the number of blocs and personalities from all walks of life has increased. In the face of sectarian ideas and schemes. " The news agency / Mawazin News / that the Secretary General of the Badr Organization Hadi al-Ameri, will be the alliance of the conquest, which includes most factions of the popular mobilization in addition to 15 parties as well as the Badr Organization. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocalDinar Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) 22 hours ago, Floridian said: Above article, which is a bunch of BS, written by a Kurd who is mad they didn't get independence from Iraq. All politicians can not be trusted. Abadi worked for and supported Saddam Edited January 12, 2018 by SocalDinar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
235snack Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 For fear of own downfall, Iran-groomed Abadi covers up corrupt officials January 11 2018 04:08 PM For fear of own downfall, Iran-groomed Abadi covers up corrupt officials Playing the role of a daring fighter, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi failed to convince Iraqis he can fulfill his pledges and uproot the grave phenomenon of corruption that has drained the country’s wealth for decades, according to observers. Since Abadi declared he will lead an anti-corruption campaign, no results of investigation into cases have been released. Every now and then, Iraqis read hollow statements about combating corruptions, but no names of corrupt official were disclosed and no one of them was brought to justice, they added. Fake anti-corruption push The observers’ remarks come after MP Jassim al-Bayati revealed Wednesday that Abadi gave orders two years ago to investigate 125 corruption cases in which Iraqi officials are accused of embezzlement. In press statements, al-Bayati said in collaboration with international agencies, the prime minister was conducting investigations into 125 bank accounts, belonging to Iraqi officials, who are thought to have siphoned off public funds abroad. These international bodies are collecting information concerning the officials’ bank accounts. They currently have a database about the funds of those officials and how their savings have rapidly increased at very short intervals, he noted. Abadi will send this database to the legal committee, which he has formed earlier to audit officials’ bank accounts, he added. Last month, it was reported that the prime minister began a series of talks with many countries and the Interpol to help Iraq curb corruption. However, late in December, the parliamentary integrity committee revealed that the Iraqi parliament was not briefed on the findings reached by the international inspectors, who conducted investigations into corruption cases. In a press statement, Mohamed Kon, a member of the committee, said a series of government investigations into corruption cases, conducted in coordination with international inspectors, was classified and only some government officials had been briefed on the findings. Neither the parliament nor the integrity committee have been briefed on the findings of these investigations, he noted. The integrity committee is a supervisory committee. It has no executive powers to hold corrupt officials accountable for their crimes, he said. But it can help the anti-corruption team by providing information in this regard to the executive authorities. Abadi has complete powers to hold corrupt officials accountable for their crimes in accordance with the constitution, he added. Deliberate cover-up Analysts say the deliberate cover-up by Abadi erodes trust in government as corrupt officials, the ruling elite and their supporters divert valuable funds and economic gains into the pockets and go unpunished. Iraq ranks 166st out of 176 nations in Transparency International’s Corruption Index. Corruption in the country is tied to chronically weak accountability and murky governance. After Abadi came to power in 2014, Iraqis thought he will be different from his predecessor Nouri al-Maliki. Under Maliki, corruption thrived. With little progress made in stamping out the alarming phenomenon while Abadi is in office, the people of Iraq realized that the two leaders are the same, observers said. It is ironic that Abadi spearheads an anti-corruption campaign while he is also corrupt. His cover-up of corrupt officials makes him one of them. He knows that their downfall means his too, they noted. Two sides of same coin Maliki’s corruption has been disclosed as he siphoned off $500bn during his tenure. But Abadi’s corruption is still subtle, but one day the truth will become crystal clear, they said. Similarities between the two leaders are not surprising as both of them are working under Iran’s umbrella. Also, one of them has formed the Iranian Militias in Iraq and Syria (IMIS) (Maliki) while the other has not reined in their powers and crimes against civilians (Abadi), they further stated. What is worse is that the incumbent prime minister has given IMIS terrorists the chance to take part in the upcoming elections although the law does not allow such a move, they added. Late in December, it was reported that the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) granted permits to 62 IMIS leaders so that they can stand for the upcoming elections. According to the reports, the IHEC has approved 11 political parties and movements that were established by leaders in IMIS. The 62 leaders have been permitted to contest the elections after they abolished their armed wings. The second Article of the IHEC law does not allow members of armed factions and military personnel to run for office, the reports said. The report also revealed that those leaders are still heading armed factions and did not halt their armed activities. Hadi al-Amiri, Aws al-Khafaji, Qais al-Kazali, Ahmed al-Assadi, Akram al-Kaabi and Hisham al-Mossawi are among the leaders who have been permitted to stand for the upcoming elections. War on Iran's influence In an article published in The Arab Weekly last month, Iraqi writer Ibrahim al-Zoubeidi said a war as serious as the war on corruption can only be fought by a brave and wise leader who is free of party or sectarian allegiance. Abadi is not that leader. He will never dare draw his sword on his Iranian masters, militia leaders or Major-General Qassem Soleimani, leader of Iran’s al-Quds force. Within that context, Abadi’s promised war on corruption, like it or not, will never amount to anything other than a few skirmishes with small-scale crooks. The big cheeses can sleep undisturbed. The real war on corruption in Iraq can only be a war on the Iranian regime in Iraq and the region before it is turned into a war on its corrupt agents, he concluded. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bama Girl Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 1 hour ago, 235snack said: For fear of own downfall, Iran-groomed Abadi covers up corrupt officials Please provide link. Thanks 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floridian Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 2 hours ago, SocalDinar said: All politicians can not be trusted. Abadi worked for and supported Saddam Google it! Abadi was forced into exile by Saddam Hussein and lived 30 years in London. He returned to Iraq when the dictator was toppled in 2003. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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