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| Iraq |
| Grand Ayatollah Sistani demands real reform to avoid Iraq split |
| 2015-08-21 |
| [Iran Press TV] Iraq's prominent Shia holy man, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, has called for the implementation of real reform in a bid to prevent untoward consequences, including a possible partition of the country. "Today, if true reform is not realized by fighting corruption without mercy and realizing social justice on different levels, it is expected that circumstances will become worse than before," Grand Ayatollah Sistani said in a written statement from his office in the holy shrine city of Najaf on Thursday. He added that Iraq could be "dragged to... partition and the like, God forbid." The top holy man further noted that corruption has taken a heavy toll on Iraq in the fight against the Daesh Takfiri ...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who must be killed... group. The terrorist organization would not have been able to control swathes of the Iraqi territory without endemic corruption, especially in security forces, and the misappropriation of power by senior authorities, Ayatollah Sistani pointed out. On August 14, the top Iraqi Shia holy man voiced his support for a recent set of reforms by the country's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, saying, however, that more such measures are needed to eradicate corruption in the country. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 You may be too late. You should have started this push when that idiot Maliki was in charge. |
| Posted by: newc 2015-08-21 03:19 |