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Don't re-elect 'corrupt' MPs, says Iraq's top Shia authority

The New Arab

Don't re-elect 'corrupt' MPs, says Iraq's top Shia authority

Sistani is the highest religious authority for Shias in Iraq [Getty]

Date of publication: 4 May, 2018

 

Abdel Mehdi al-Karbalai, the representative of Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, urged voters not to re-elect "corrupt" MPs in next week's elections, during the weekly prayers in Karbala.

Iraq's highest Shia authority, whose opinions carry great weight in the country, urged voters not to re-elect "corrupt" MPs during next week's national elections, reports said on Friday.

Abdel Mehdi al-Karbalai, the representative of Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, issued the call during weekly Friday prayers in the holy city of Karbala.

He said Iraqis who will vote in the May 12 polls should not re-elect candidates from among MPs and officials who have already held government jobs and proved to be "corrupt and failing".

Karbalai said voters should "avoid falling into the trap of those who want to fool you", including "those whom you have known" - a reference to outgoing MPs and other officials running in the polls.

Political analyst Aziz Jaber said Karbalai's remarks targeted "heads of lists who have held government jobs and MPs such as vice-presidents Nouri al-Maliki and Ayad Allawi".

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi - accused by critics of failing to tackle rampant corruption in Iraq - heads one of the main lists and hopes to be re-elected.

Shia religious parties have come to play a greater role in the years since the 2003 US-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein.

Sistani, whose opinions are widely respected among Shias, mobilised tens of thousands of men to join paramilitary units of the Hashed al-Shaabi, which played a crucial role in defeating the Islamic State group in Iraq.

More than 24 million Iraqis are registered to elect 320 deputies from a field of around 7,000 candidates on May 12, with 71 seats reserved for the capital.

According to the electoral commission, only 20 percent of the candidates are newcomers. Iraq's last parliamentary elections were held in April 2014, which saw Maliki's Shia-dominated party win and form a coalition with smaller parties.

Iraq is ranked the 12th most corrupt country in the world by Transparency International.

In February, Iraq sentenced a former trade minister to 21 years in jail for corruption, weeks after Interpol handed him to authorities.

Abdel Falah al-Sudani, who served as trade minister following the 2003 US-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, was handed two seven-year sentences for "negligence" by an anti-corruption court.

He was also sentenced to seven additional years for misconduct, bringing the total to 23.

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Gulf newspaper:  Iraq is about to escape the claws of Iran after the speech of Sistani and this will happen after the elections 

May 5, 2018

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Policy  2018/05/05 14:05  548  Editor: hr

Baghdad today – follow-up

Bahrain’s Al Akhbar Al-Khaleej daily published an article highlighting the sermon of the religious authority in Ararak yesterday, noting that it was close to escaping the claws of Iran.

The newspaper said in the article written by Hamad Mubarak, that “the Arab Shiite reference in the city of Najaf, Iraq has revealed its position on the upcoming Iraqi parliamentary elections.”

“The representative of the religious authority, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, spoke to warn the Iraqi people of the re-election of corrupt, whether they were tried or not tried by voters.”

“It has become clear that the Shiite Arab authority in Iraq does not stand with the reelection of the list of former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who heads the coalition of state law,” he said, describing his term as “corruption and loss of funds and capabilities of Iraqis.”

Wolf Mubarak that “the Iraqi government represented by Prime Minister Haider Abadi clashes with the factions of the popular crowd,” accusing them of “liquidation of one of its components after the clarification of its role in providing the government of Abadi files of financial, administrative and moral corruption within the factions, as well as these factions are trying to turn to A political front to serve the Iranian regime, “as he put it.

He pointed out that “the Sadrist Shiite movement also seems to be on the same track with the reference of Najaf and the Iraqi government against the election of corrupt faces, and against the group of state law, which was the reason for the failure of Iraq’s development and any development plans, but on the contrary, The country and the liquidation of its coffers. ”

“Iraq is moving very cautiously to get out of Iranian orbit, and the Iranian regime, which is surrounded by problems and challenges from every side, is watching the situation in Iraq and is deeply concerned, especially with the success of Saudi Arabia in building good relations with the Iraqis, In terms of economic, where Riyadh contributed to the revival of Iraqi markets, and succeeded in helping Iraq to overcome several files thorny helped him to open up to the world, and the melting of ice between the Iraqi people and their brothers from Arab countries, specifically the Gulf.

He concluded by saying: “It remains that the outcome of the upcoming Iraqi parliamentary elections will be Faisal in determining the future of Iranian influence in Mesopotamia.

https://baghdadtoday.news/ar/

 

 

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1 hour ago, Floridian said:

Gulf newspaper:  Iraq is about to escape the claws of Iran after the speech of Sistani and this will happen after the elections 

May 5, 2018

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Policy  2018/05/05 14:05  548  Editor: hr

Baghdad today – follow-up

Bahrain’s Al Akhbar Al-Khaleej daily published an article highlighting the sermon of the religious authority in Ararak yesterday, noting that it was close to escaping the claws of Iran.

The newspaper said in the article written by Hamad Mubarak, that “the Arab Shiite reference in the city of Najaf, Iraq has revealed its position on the upcoming Iraqi parliamentary elections.”

“The representative of the religious authority, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, spoke to warn the Iraqi people of the re-election of corrupt, whether they were tried or not tried by voters.”

“It has become clear that the Shiite Arab authority in Iraq does not stand with the reelection of the list of former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who heads the coalition of state law,” he said, describing his term as “corruption and loss of funds and capabilities of Iraqis.”

Wolf Mubarak that “the Iraqi government represented by Prime Minister Haider Abadi clashes with the factions of the popular crowd,” accusing them of “liquidation of one of its components after the clarification of its role in providing the government of Abadi files of financial, administrative and moral corruption within the factions, as well as these factions are trying to turn to A political front to serve the Iranian regime, “as he put it.

He pointed out that “the Sadrist Shiite movement also seems to be on the same track with the reference of Najaf and the Iraqi government against the election of corrupt faces, and against the group of state law, which was the reason for the failure of Iraq’s development and any development plans, but on the contrary, The country and the liquidation of its coffers. ”

“Iraq is moving very cautiously to get out of Iranian orbit, and the Iranian regime, which is surrounded by problems and challenges from every side, is watching the situation in Iraq and is deeply concerned, especially with the success of Saudi Arabia in building good relations with the Iraqis, In terms of economic, where Riyadh contributed to the revival of Iraqi markets, and succeeded in helping Iraq to overcome several files thorny helped him to open up to the world, and the melting of ice between the Iraqi people and their brothers from Arab countries, specifically the Gulf.

He concluded by saying: “It remains that the outcome of the upcoming Iraqi parliamentary elections will be Faisal in determining the future of Iranian influence in Mesopotamia.

https://baghdadtoday.news/ar/

 

 

Thanks Floridian. I think this might be more important than we think. The people listen to Sistani because of his role as a religious leader. He basically called Maliki a crook (from other articles I read) and seems to be suggesting to the people to vote for Abadi. Breaking the hold from Iran will go a long way toward what we all want to happen in my opinion and a week from today we will find out. Go RV!!!

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5 hours ago, ChuckFinley said:

You wonder how they can live with themselves.  

 

I thought as you on this subject for many years CF . . . I'm leaning towards the notion that this depth of moral & spiritual illness ( depravity/evil if you will ) is Terminal: no cure, no remorse & 100% total psychotic. There might be the one off here or there that come around; it's the exception. 

 

In the 20th century 'til now, 2 World Wars, Stalin Purges, Mao's purges in China, Korea, Viet Nam, Pol Pot in Cambodia, Idi Amin in Uganda, Saddam & ISIS ( to name but a few ) - it's just an endless list of depraved leaders and fanatic followers. There's quite allot of folks in this world that just ain't wired right. 

 

There's a lot of good in the world, however, we have a real bad dark side. 

 

Hope you're having a great weekend. Me, I'm taking in a couple of Baseball games & :cheesehead:  

 

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4 hours ago, eunola said:

Thanks Floridian. I think this might be more important than we think. The people listen to Sistani because of his role as a religious leader. He basically called Maliki a crook (from other articles I read) and seems to be suggesting to the people to vote for Abadi. Breaking the hold from Iran will go a long way toward what we all want to happen in my opinion and a week from today we will find out. Go RV!!!

Totally agree with you eunola,

This is straight shot against Maliki's and his ambition to win the elections.... With Maliki out of the game, Iran out of the game too

Ababi and his list al-Nasir are leading the opinion polls

It will get really interesting about the elections

Go RV

Go $1:1

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Politicians: The reference letter addressed all issues related to the elections

   


06/5/2018 12:00 am 

 BAGHDAD / Al-Sabah / Omar Abdul Latif  
/ Muhannad Abdul Wahab 
The position of religious authority from the elections scheduled for 12 of this month, which was announced in a speech on Friday, supported the parties and political blocs and candidates for elections as well as analysts and observers of political affairs, »To be aware of the choice, and determine the criteria of the candidate« good ». Broad lines , said MP, Mohammad Chihod, in a press statement that « the reference set the outline for the formation of the next government and the political commitment to those recommendations», pointing out that « the timing of the speech was a deliberate week of electoral silence and to guide the people of Iraq before choosing the good and accountable corrupt whatever Near him and his position.


"The speech put the points on the letters and will change the equation in the Parliament of 2018 and the formation of a future government without external interference," added Chihod, adding that "the sanctity of the exploitation of the position and national estates and political money will have an impact on the overall results." 
In turn, the candidate of the coalition decision, Dr. Zaid Abdul Wahab Al-Azmi, the attitude of the reference that a successful step painted the features of the next phase, stressing that voters will abide by its guidance. He called Al-Adhami, in an interview with «morning», the political blocs to market people competent candidates able to commit Al-Azhami pointed out that we are at a historic stage where the two visions of Najaf and the political jurisprudential consensus converged on one word, not the second, which is "the experimenter does not try" with different formulas. He expressed his belief that this is a historic opportunity that must be achieved. Cling By the people to draw the features of the next stage. The responsibility of the voter 



For his part, the leader of the movement of the will, Hussein Said Arab Sarifi, that the words of the reference was correct and wise, inviting voters to scrutinize the curricula vitae of the candidates and their vision and the selection of the good ones. 
Al-Srifi said in an interview with Al-Sabah that the letter of reference was positive for all new faces, calling on the voters to choose the candidates, as called for by the reference, after confirming their CV and their achievements. 
Al-Srifi added that the reference held voters a great responsibility to vote for the better because their vote is safe, stressing that a large proportion of Iraqis are imitators of the reference, which obliged them to choose the good during the upcoming elections and according to their vision.
Al-Srifi pointed out that all the instructions that were said in the sermon of the honorable reference guarantee for the benefit of citizens in the coming years, when they choose the good candidates will reflect positively on the reality of services and laws of interest to citizens as well as the selection of a distinguished parliament produces a good government to build the country properly away from any consensus or Iraq has suffered greatly. 
While the candidate for the Baghdad Alliance, Sunset Sabri al-Azzawi: The good reference has left the right people for the next stage on the voters who will vote next week. 
Al-Azzawi told Al-Sabah that the wise authority has asked citizens to choose the right and right people to take important positions in the next parliament and government, usually a good step by the authority. Electoral law



Al-Azzawi pointed out that some voters have not yet reached a decision on the candidate for the next stage, realizing that the reference gave the voter total freedom to choose who he sees fit to achieve his ambitions. While the candidate for the victory list, Dr. Yassin al-Bakri, The past has been emphasizing the performance of citizens as a core in the political process, indicating that she stressed in her sermon that (citizens are free in what they choose) and it is not a commandment to them on political issues. 
Al-Bakri told Al-Sabah that the authority stressed that the electoral system should change during the next stage in a fundamental and important way to reach a more equitable stage in representing the voters' voices. He also said that she also talked about how to reach the political culture of the voters by exposing the funded parties From abroad, voters take a lesson from this issue.
Al-Moussawi said in an interview with Al-Sabah that the reference was clear in the status of the voter in the framework of his responsibility for the selection process, pointing out that the reference confirmed that the voter seek the professional background of the candidates and their programs away from their affiliations or tribal or family proximity, Is a trust in the neck of the Iraqi voter affected by the bad choice in addition to that the voter not to rely on external influences and political money, which drives the election campaigns for purposes that do not serve the interests of the citizen but serve targets and projects suspicious. Moussawi said that the statement of reference represents a roadmap for the Iraqi Ab represents a wake-up call for some politicians who suggest to voters that they are a normal condition and they are staying, despite the popular will to do so this message was clear and wake-up call for them.


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On his part, the observer for the political sheikh, Fares Al-Amin, identified the reference to her firm position, a message of great importance to the Iraqi people carrying in its content a lot as well as an alert that change is coming for the better. 
Al-Ameen said in an interview for Al-Sabah that the reference, 15 years ago, imposed its vision on the administration of the occupation authority and the United Nations in 2004 that the choice of the people through the ballot boxes and that it does not support any personality or list or candidate, expecting what was put in the last Friday sermon will cause A change of 90 percent in all parts of the state and the decline of the influence of corrupt. 
While drew the strategic expert, Ahmed Sharifi that the reference sent a message to the Iraqi people removed through the confusion and suspicions about their position on the elections and candidate lists.
Al-Shuraifi added that the authoritative reference has defined the democratic dimensions in Iraq by rejecting the totalitarian regime and emphasizing the democratic system, pointing out that the reference was formed on any electoral law that details the dimensions of the political entities rather than the interest of the state and the political system. Clear and will affect the Iraqi public opinion.
The political analyst, Najm al-Qasab, said that the reference directives are clear in urging the voter to move away from sectarian, tribal and regional in the voting process, pointing out that the sermon wants to overcome the failure of previous experiences in achieving what the Iraqis wanted of security, stability and a dignified life. In an interview with «morning», that the reference put all the weight on the citizen by asserting that (to abandon the exercise of the right of election gives an additional opportunity for others may be very far from the aspirations of Iraqis to win parliamentary seats), indicating that this assertion puts citizen (voter) His responsibility whether he took villages Participate in the vote or not.
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2018-05-06 BY SOTALIRAQ

Iraq ... the emergence of active forces against Iran

 

 

The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace published a report on the situation in Iraq, which talks about the difficult living conditions of the people and the potential for major changes in the country.

The report said that the Iraqi people suffer from the lack of services, that corruption has been obtained from most major institutions, economic infrastructure is very poor, 33% of poor Iraqi people do not receive clean water, and 29% of those over the age of 10 are illiterate.

According to the Carnegie Endowment, poor Shiites, under these circumstances, criticize politics and religion and raise their voices for change. They say they are angry at the country's political class and the leaders of the religious establishment in Najaf and Karbala.

The report says that under these special circumstances, there is a strong Shia figure who can play a big role. This figure is Muqtada al-Sadr, who formed with the Communists and secular activists a coalition of followers.

The report of the Carnegie Endowment that the chest has a special vision can have a significant impact on the internal situation of Iraq and the future of the country and its role in the region, summarizes the report of Sadr's vision of Iraq and the region in the following points:

- Strengthening the central government, where Sadr believes that some countries - and Iran means - wants a weak Iraq.

- Seeking to face the Iranian role in the country.

- Criticizing the sectarian political system and demanding reform.

- Working to establish local and regional alliances, and rapprochement with secularists and with Saudi Arabia.

- Combining the popular mobilization to the Iraqi national security forces, and criticizing the involvement of the popular crowd in Iraqi politics.

- Building strong relations with the Kurdish political leadership.

The report of the American Foundation that the demonstrations in the capital Baghdad in the past two years, shows the strength of the influence of Sadr and his allies in the alliance of Sowron, Sadr believes that the Shiite ruling class not only not willing to reform this sectarian system, but also used as a means to enrich itself. That is why the Sadrist movement is now facing that class, and efforts to change sectarian politics may lead to a complete regime change.

Sadr's moves will have other effects. Iran has been investing in Iraq for years and is using this investment to serve its interests, but Sadr is never comfortable with the Iranian move.

The Carnegie Endowments report predicts Sadr will need allies to counter this Iranian force.

Sadr visited Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Egypt during the previous year and spoke during those visits about regional policy that might bring Iraq closer to its Arab neighbors.

There is now openness in the relations between Saudi Arabia and Iraq, and America supports the development of these relations, while Iran considers the joint action between a regional alliance and Iraqi figures a threat to its interests in Iraq.

https://www.sotaliraq.com/2018/05/06/العراق-ظهور-قوى-فاعلة-مناهضة-لإيران/

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POSTED ON 2018-05-10 BY SOTALIRAQ

Mr. Sistani waving a peaceful revolution against the corrupt

Abbas al-Ketbi

This is a detailed analytical study of two sermons of Friday sermons for religious reference, the first in 2014, and the second for this year 2018.

The Friday sermon delivered by the representative of religious authority Mr. Ahmed Al-Safi in the time of the previous government, ie, before the last electoral cycle, the sermon focused on three main items:

The first is the necessity of participating in the elections by all to determine the future of the country. Those who do not participate, it gives others the opportunity to decide their fate in their stead, and this is a grave mistake.

Second: (Election of candidates characterized by integrity and sincerity, and concern for the interests of Iraq and the Iraqis, not those who are keen on their pleasures and privileges).

Third: (Election of a valid list with an integrated vision for the management of the country).

The second sermon of the Friday prayer, delivered by the representative of Sheikh Abdul Mahdi al-Karbalai last Friday, repeated the same items in the previous, but with more detail and clarification, and increased by important items, and to make the picture clearer in mind, we go on the sequence of items of the speeches.

The fourth item: give freedom to the Iraqi voter to participate or not, and this is something we should stand and think about, as if the reference does not see there are signs of reform and change will remain the situation as it is, and because of the reasons cited: (the absence of a fair electoral law, Voter awareness, and external interference in elections).

Article 5: Although freedom is granted to the voter and concern about the lack of change, it is the "reference" encouraging and urging the elections because it believes that there is no alternative to the system that adopts political pluralism and the peaceful transfer of power. This is the right choice for Iraqis to avoid falling into the realm of individual and authoritarian rule, This is the biggest response to the voices that want to return to the rule of tyranny under the pretext of the presidential system.

Article 6: (standing the reference at one distance from all lists and candidates, meaning that it does not support any person or entity), and does not mean that it does not distinguish between the good and the bad as demonstrated in the speech of 2014.

Article 7: (It is necessary not to allow any person or entity to use the reference address or any address that has special status in the Iraqi people, for electoral gain), and a clear reference to the title of the popular crowd for the exploitation of some political parties.

The eighth item: (moving away from foreign agendas and respecting the rule of law).

We will apply these items to the lists and candidates, that is, we put the points on the letters.

First, knowledge of the valid list through its president and its candidates, through the clear reference (see the practical process of candidates and heads of lists) means their personal, professional, social and political behavior, past and present, tried them and others, and the most prominent lists heads are currently:

(Nuri al-Maliki, Haidar al-Abadi, Hadi al-Amiri, Ayad Allawi, Hassan Aqoli, Hamid Yasser, Jamal al-Karbouli, Dhafer al-Ani, Saleh al-Mutlaq, Salim al-Jubouri and Abdul-Hussein Abtan. According to my understanding, the most important thing is to choose the head of the list.

Second: Some of the heads of the lists are corrupt and corrupt, and have senior positions in government, and (contributed to the spread of corruption and waste of public money).

Third: Some lists and their leaders are linked to the agendas of foreign countries (Saudi, Qatari, Iranian, Turkish, even American and Israeli) and have financial and media support from these countries.

Fourth: Some of the heads of the lists of the cessation of the call to the terrorist, and some of them have militias committed crimes.

Fifth: Some of the heads of the lists, honest and efficient work hard and sincerity to this country, and its history and the process of operation at best.

Those whom we mentioned in the five points, are identified and diagnosed and need not be mentioned by names.

Outcome and Result:

The people will go and elect the corrupt and the failed, and restore the same faces, as happened after the speech of the reference in 2014, they did not go and elected from the ladder of Mosul and wasted a full year budget, and here is the reference to restore the Iraqis preaching and advice and more than ever before, And parliamentarians, as demanded in the previous electoral cycle.

As long as there is an unfair law of elections, the interference of foreign countries, and the lack of awareness and culture among most voters, the reference does not see a change, when she said: (This is observed in one form or another in the current elections as well).

Conclusion: Serious talk of the religious reference: (But there is hope that the possibility of correcting the course of governance and reforms of state institutions through the combined efforts of the spare parts of this country and the use of other legal methods available to it).

Means to move to the final stage of the command of virtue and the prevention of vice, after the denial of the heart of the closure of the door political faces, and after denial of the tongue through Friday sermons, will come the stage of denial by force, such as the fatwa (demonstrations and sit-ins) that the situation remains the same, to keep the system The parliamentary democracy that he supported during these years of fall and return to authoritarian rule.

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Document .. Sistani issued a directive to the government of Abbadi

Document .. Sistani issued a directive to the government of Abbadi




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The supreme religious authority in Iraq Ali al-Sistani on Sunday issued a directive to the government of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.

According to a document by Sistani's office, "The Supreme Religious Council is following with great concern the recent security developments in Nineveh province and the surrounding areas."

"The Iraqi government and other political leaders in the country need to unite their words and strengthen their efforts in order to stand up to the terrorists and to protect citizens from their evils."

He stressed "its support and support for its sons in the armed forces and urges them to be patient and steadfast in the face of the aggressors."

 

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Thanks Yota...Iraq needs to cowboy-up and recognise the 1200lb gorilla that's been disrupting Iraq's transformation back onto the international theater...by snatching political immunity from Maliki and his fellow goons and letting the ICC start their walk to the gallows...

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