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| Iraqs Maliki wants PM job despite govt standoff |
| 2010-08-10 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki acknowledged he was "part of the problem" holding up the formation of a new Iraq government but challenged allies and opponents to find a better candidate for the top job. Five months after an election Iraqis hoped would underpin governance, Maliki told Reuters Iraq's security was stable and said investor confidence had not been shaken by lengthy and so far fruitless talks for a coalition government. But he said that his opponents were attempting to weaken the premiership and said this could destabilize Iraq and bring back militants linked to al-Qaeda as well as the militias that were involved in Iraq's sectarian slaughter in 2006-07. |
| Posted by:Fred |