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| Iraqi MP Warns of Possible Military Coup |
| 2006-08-02 |
| Asharq Al-Awsat: Iraqi Member of Parliament Hadi Al-Amiri, is warning of a possible military coup against the government of Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki, Asharq Al-Awsat can reveal. Al-Amiri, who heads the Badr Organization, the military wing of the High Council of the Islamic Revolution said during a speech in the city of Najaf, "There are some who talk about toppling Al-Maliki's government and replacing it with a national rescue government, which we call a military coup government." Such an act, added Al-'Amiri, would mean "the invalidation of the constitution and the results of the elections, as well as returning to the starting point." So far Al-Maliki's plan to fight terror has not succeeded in bringing down the daily number of casualties in Iraq. Rough estimates indicate that during May and June 2006, more than 6,000 Iraqi were killed in insurgent and sectarian violence. As a result of the increasing violence in Iraq, the U.S. command decided on Saturday to send another 3,700 troops to Baghdad. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Bang, bang, yu daid ? |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-08-02 14:29 |
| #6 So it'd be the Tater Tots who mount a 'military' coup, not the trained, professional soldiers. Whadaya suppose the real soldiers would say about that? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2006-08-02 06:19 |
| #5 Good Morning Iran. |
| Posted by: newc 2006-08-02 02:01 |
| #4 My own suspicion is that this has more to do with the Hezbos than Iraqis. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-08-02 01:53 |
| #3 I think we found the problem children. There ain't no way in hell these Iranian stooges are going to mount a coup. First step in the march to Iran. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-08-02 01:51 |
| #2 Yeah, and if you can't trust he High Council of the Islamic Revolutionaries to tell the truth, who can you trust? |
| Posted by: Oldcat 2006-08-02 01:34 |
| #1 Such a coup would destroy any remaining US credibility and put the troops in a very uncomfortable situation. It would be difficult politically for the US to support such a coup. Without US support it would be virtually impossible for the coup to stand - in fact I suspect the result would be wide-open civil war. With the Kurds standing on the sidelines picking up whatever goodies fell on the ground. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2006-08-02 00:24 |