Crippling split haunts Al-Maliki's coalition in Iraq

[LazySusan]

NCRI - A huge split has apparently gripped the coalition of incumbent Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, the Arab-language daily Asharq al-Awsat International reported on Friday.

According to the daily, “A source in the National coalition led by Ammar Hakim, the leader of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, said that 35 members of the State of Law coalition led by Nouri al-Maliki have contacted the National coalition informing it of their decision to depart from the State of Law.”

“Instead, they said they intend to join any coalition formed among the al-Iraqiya list led by Dr. Ayad Allawi, the National coalition and the Sadr movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr,” the source told Asharq al-Awsat.

According to the daily, the source added that there are “deep schisms forming inside the al-Maliki coalition after he insisted to remain in his position as the prime minister. … The resignation of Maliki’s chief of staff, Tariq Najam, is a result of these divisions.”

Asharq al-Awsat quoted the spokesman for the Tajdid movement led by Dr. Tarqi al-Hashemi, Iraq’s Vice President and a leader in the al-Iraqiya list, as saying, “Al-Iraqiya is strong and stable. Its leaders are not thinking about personal interests or positions but the interests of Iraq and its people. What is important for them is not to betray voters who voted for them. Therefore, al-Iraqiya leaders will not back down from their right to form a government.”

http://ncr-iran.org/content/view/8782/1/

[EBJNYC]

“Al-Iraqiya is strong and stable. Its leaders are not thinking about personal interests or positions but the interests of Iraq and its people. What is important for them is not to betray voters who voted for them. Therefore, al-Iraqiya leaders will not back down from their right to form a government.”

Allawi (Al-Iraqiya) will NEVER relinquish his RECENT GAIN. His suppporters are growing RESTLESS with Iran and Maliki's delaying tactics. In the end --- Allawi, INA (Sadr without Maliki), and the Kurds -- Iran is on the ropes.

Edited August 28, 2010 by EBJNYC

[lgraham]

Uh -Oh.......bella and Phoenix are not gonna be very happy about this!

Lgraham

[EBJNYC]

Somewhere down the road --- the U.N. will have to REFEREE this region -- plain and simple !!

[oxthom]

Maliki is PM!! No wait, Allawi is PM!!! Oh shoot, changed again. Maliki is PM!!! Ad nauseum.

The only truth is that nobody in these forums knows jacks*** about anything going on in Iraq.

[Richardk]

As before " The wheels keep turning... round and round, round and round"

Just do something.

Thanks for the post.

Go RV/RI