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Sunni Leader's Arrest Order Creates New Iraq Crisis
 [WSJ] Iraq's political crisis took an ominous turn on Monday with the issue of an arrest warrant against Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, a leading Sunni Arab figure, for his alleged role in ordering and funding the liquidations of Shiite bureaucrats.A judicial panel, who Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's ... Prime Minister of Iraq and the secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party.... rivals said was under his sway, ordered the arrest of Mr. Hashemi, a day after the last convoy of U.S. soldiers left Iraq, boding the possible end to the unwieldy government coalition of Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish factions. Is it just me or is it becoming increasingly obvious that The Natives really can't be trusted to handle their own affairs? Maliki obviously didn't the memo about waiting a decent interval... Posted by: Fred 2011-12-20 |
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