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Political tensions increase the likelihood of violence
12/22/2011 | (Voice of Iraq) - Add comments - Baghdad - Abdel Ali Salman - New Morning crisis still plaguing Iraq occupies pride of place in the international media in general and American in particular. And allocated newspapers Washington Post and The New York Times reports on the latest developments related to accusations of the Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi, a reflection on the internal situation in Iraq. The title of the report, the Washington Post, which was written by Lisa Sly »feeling comfortable in Iraq hit by political crisis chill». The report said that once the Iraqis woke up Sunday with news of U.S. troops to leave the full nine years after the violent disturb their sense of vulva until they feel imminent danger. And that the crisis «raise already fears that the conflict that mounts could plunge the country into a new era of instability». In the view of the newspaper that the Iraqi government leaked Saturday plans for arrest of Tariq al-Hashemi on charges of terrorism, which prompted the Iraqi bloc to which he belongs to boycott the parliament. and he and the Despite the «phone calls frantic» made by President Jalal Talabani and Maliki and officials Sunni politicians and the Embassy of the United States to resolve this issue, and the formation of a judicial committee to conduct «a thorough investigation» into the charges of terrorism », which is the solution which was considered by the paper will provide time for negotiations, but he On Sunday, Tensions rose again when Maliki ordered the parliament to hold a vote of no confidence in Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq, enabling it to reject official of another leading Sunni. and transmits the report on Saleh al-Mutlaq said «he was certain that the last step that originated from statements made in an interview with CNN last week that al-Maliki described the dictator as the largest on record. And he was still with the comment and that he supports the boycott until the take-Maliki steps to power-sharing fully with partners, the year in the coalition government in Iraq ». The report describes the arrival of al-Hashemi and al-Mutlaq to Kurdistan on Sunday night, allegedly seeking to enter the Kurdish leaders «that stoked speculation that they were seeking for asylum ». While similar conflicts erupted in the past, but it was extinguished through protracted negotiations, but these seem to be in the minds of many ordinary Iraqis as if ominous overtones in the wake of the departure of the Americans. This crisis - according to the newspaper - divide Iraq along sectarian lines, and threatens to revive tensions that accompanied the bloodshed on a large scale in the middle of the last decade. The Sunnis believe that this reveals a plot by al-Maliki to crush his rivals and strengthen his power as the U.S. forces left. The Shiites, believe that Hashemi and other Sunni politicians may be behind some of the acts of terrorism subsided but not disappeared from the streets of Baghdad. Previously, U.S. officials warned that before they left that Iraq will face challenges once they left. He warned the top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. Lloyd Austin, the celebrations last week to mark the end of a war that Iraq's future will depend on whether its leaders will b «the right choices, basing their decisions on what is best for the Iraqi people«. For her part, New York The Times said Tareq al-Hashemi denied the charges against him of running death squads, many of the Iraqi Sunnis considered the charges politically motivated, which »confirms the extreme amount of distancing from the Shi'ite-led government». The newspaper offered what it said was seeking the views of many Iraqi Sunnis. The survey figures variety of them working in a restaurant in Adhamiya, another in his car repair shop in Yarmouk. The newspaper quoted Hashemi remarks at a press conference in Arbil, where be unable government security forces access to him saying »that these accusations were not proven, and that the accused is innocent until proven guilty . And I swear by God that I have not done rebelled against Iraqi blood will not do it never ». and asked Hashemi »Why wait Maliki until the day after the departure of U.S. forces from Iraq even announce charges». The report says that «given the history of sectarian wars in Iraq and the culture of the settlement of grievances for through the blood, the political tensions raised the potential for violence. But since the announcement of the charges over the weekend, it were not there a noticeable increase in attacks ». In any case, Western diplomats were quick to quell the bad feelings. He returned the United States ambassador to Iraq, James Jeffrey, met with the leaders of many high-ranking Iraqis. By the end of the day Tuesday, called for some leaders, including Speaker of Parliament, Osama Najafi, a Sunni and Shiite leaders meet to reach a truce. said a Western diplomat in Baghdad who requested anonymity in order to maintain his contacts at high level with the Iraqis «Is (What is) an existential threat to the regime politics in Iraq? At this stage we do not think so. And that with prudence and political experience who we talked to them they see as a moment of politically charged and can be solved through dialogue and political will ».
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