Maliki's actions help in the writing of the U.S. invasion of Murcia
On: Wed, 14/12/2011 10:10
More: New York Times
quickly Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to consolidate his power and strengthened by the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, stating what will be the identity of Iraq after the Americans and by arresting hundreds of former members of the Baath Party and expelled Western companies from the fortified Green Zone.
These hostile actions raised a new concern to Westerners, who were long wary of the authoritarian tendencies of the Prime Minister. Also that these actions indicated a lot of questions about this American ally is doubtful, and that one day found a haven in Syria and Iran, which now helps in the writing of the U.S. invasion of Murcia. Ramsay says Mardini analyst at the Institute for Military Studies in Washington, who recently wrote a report on these arrests, "there are two views in Washington about the al-Maliki, Some say he was a patriot and others say he was a tool of Iran." Both views too simplistic, says Mardini "Maliki is the al-Maliki, his principle is to stay alive." Maliki - which does not suggest the character of public policy to master non-existent in Iraq - will help in determining whether his country will maintain its fragile democracy or it will return to the rule of one man. As one escaped from death at the time of Saddam Hussein, has proved Maliki's ability to grasp power, but also subjected to criticism because of its adherence to the mentality of priority of security, and he did not say whether Washington or Tehran that will have more influence in Iraq.
say one diplomats who have worked close to Maliki that mentality still reflects the years that followed the U.S. invasion when he was dying three thousand Iraqi civilians every month, and the sectarian war threatens to tear the country apart. He says the diplomat, "Maliki sees himself still fighting since 2006 to save the country from the brink."
But Maliki also took steps to leave his mark on the Green Zone. His son Ahmed supervised in recent weeks on the air to drive out Western companies from the Green Zone. When leaving the United States, measures have been taken on the onerous new security entrances of the few in the region. These procedures in addition to the arrests that took place in October and November, which affected 600 of former Baathists, concern of new tensions in the political atmosphere, the suspect in Iraq. It also publishes fears that Maliki will use the threat of terrorism and unrest as a pretext to attack his political opponents. Iraqi government says that the arrests came on the back of a communication from the transitional government the Libyan says that Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has been working with the armed groups to carry out a coup against Maliki, who denied the existence of any sectarian or political motives behind this campaign, pointing out that the prisoners are a mixture of Sunnis and Shiites. In an interview with state television channel in Iraq, Maliki said the arrests included Saddam Hussein loyalists were plotting with a group of degenerates loyal to al Qaeda, he said "no place in government to those who conspire against it." A person familiar with the arrests that some of the detainees were in fact the army and intelligence officers in the former era, arrests also included lists of names of workers and political opponents of the government, some very old or deceased for some time. Says a spokesman declined to be named Western "highly unlikely that there will be a plot to overthrow the government, and that affiliation to the Baath is a symbol of intimidation used by al-Maliki as he is permitted to detain citizens." The feat of the al-Maliki since he took office for the first time in 2006 is to strengthen the control of the security forces, and to reduce violence by multiplying the militia stronghold in Basra. Defeat the militias made clear to the Iraqis that Maliki aimed at all armed groups, regardless of sect to which they belong, which boosted confidence in him as a person and a national. n term translation
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