Maliki refuses Falah al-Naqib's candidacy for Defense ministry

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Maliki refuses Falah al-Naqib's candidacy for Defense ministry

Monday, December 20th 2010 1:49 PM

Baghdad, Dec. 20 (AKnews) - A member of the State of Law Coalition (SLC) said on Monday that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has refused the al-Iraqiya List member Falah al-Naqib’s candidacy for the post of Defense Minister in the next government.

Ali al-Adeeb told AKnews that al-Maliki’s refusal was not against al-Naqib personally but based on the constitutional decree that the security ministers must be named by the Iraqi PM.

"Al-Maliki is responsible for selecting the security ministers in the government, and they should be politically independent," he said.

The al-Iraqiya List nominated Falah al-Naqib and Iskandar Wattout for the post of Defence Minister.

Article 70, paragraph 4 of the Iraqi Constitution states that the Prime Minister must present the names of his cabinet members and its ministerial platform to parliament. The cabinet is then entrusted when the majority of members vote for the ministers individually and for the PM’s ministerial program.

The President Jalal Talabani officially assigned on November 25 Nouri al-Maliki to form a government within the constitutionally decreed period of thirty days and the latter declared his intention to form his government before the constitutional deadline which expires on December 24.

Reported by Khuloud al-Zayyadi

Rn/Ka/Aknews

http://www.aknews.com/en/aknews/4/203960/

[lechesuerte]

Small snag....we're very used to this. Thanks upgradable for the post! GO RV in 2010!!!

[quadraph0nic]

just wants to let everyone know who's boss....just sign the paper and lets go!!

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It's like the argument between kids about who gets to sit in the front seat. Sheesh!!

[TheMichMonk]

It's like the argument between kids about who gets to sit in the front seat. Sheesh!!

Maybe, they should go by who yelled "shotgun" first.

[MovieMaker]

It's like the argument between kids about who gets to sit in the front seat. Sheesh!!

Yea, but I bet they don't yell SHOT GUN! Like my kids do . . . or everyone will really DUCK hahaha

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Yelling SHOTGUN in Iraq may be equivalent to yelling FIRE in a crowded theater!