Maliki lashes out at his critics

[Dinars R us]

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Iraq's prime minister warned Monday that his critics want to install a weak leader that would leave the nation riven by sectarian divisions and prey to local warlords.

Nouri al-Maliki's comments, airing late Monday on state-run television, came just hours after President Obama promised again to remove all but 50,000 U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of the month.

They also came on a day when a dozen Iraqis were killed in bombings and drive-by shootings across the country -- underscoring widespread fears that insurgents are taking advantage of the political impasse caused by March's inconclusive parliamentary elections, which failed to produce a clear winner.Appearing at times angry and animated while lashing out at his critics, Maliki said he was a political target for naysayers because he refuses to sugarcoat Iraq's problems.

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[Doc31]

Death throws of a candidate or just another tactic? Seems like the former to me.

Thanks for the post

[Traconesu02]

Thanks for the post Dinars R us

[super]

Well from this article Dinars R us, it seems Maliki got his way after all! Thanks for the post and have a good day.

Edited August 3, 2010 by super