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| Iraq |
| Abadi removes heads of intelligence, media and banks in gov’t reforms |
| 2016-06-08 |
| [RUDAW.NET] Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi issued an order on Tuesday removing several officials as part of his governmental reforms. Abadi removed the general director of Iraqi intelligence, director of the trade bank of Iraq, and head of the Iraqi media network, according to Adil Nuri, spokesperson of the integrity commission in Iraqi parliament. Also removed from their posts were the directors of Rasheed, Rafidain, Real Estate, Industrial, and Agricultural banks. These changes comes a day after Abadi issued a statement confirming the government is moving forward to fight corruption, and making comprehensive reforms and building institutions in Iraq. In the last few months, Abadi reshuffled his cabinet and removed many officials as part of his reform policies and agenda. Abadi has recently been challenged by protesters in Baghdad who stormed the fortified Green Zone and entered both the Iraqi parliament and council of ministers buildings demanding reform. The protesters were backed by Shia holy man Moqtada Al-Sadr. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 1. Yes, it's eyewash. 2. Probably would have had the same mess, compounded by "new guy" syndrome. 3. The same chuckle-heads complaining about not "Bush cleaning house" would have still complained about how screwed-up State, CIA, FBI, etc. were. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-06-08 13:34 |
| #1 This is just eyewash, but one has to wonder where we would be today if GW Bush had just totally cleaned house at State, CIA and NSA on inauguration day... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2016-06-08 10:24 |