The Washington Post: Maliki is still strong despite growing criticism of his government
03.24.2012 19:40:10
BAGHDAD (Iba) / follow up / ... The Washington Post, United States, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has faced severe criticism on the part of not only his opponents, but also of his supporters, who they described as a dictator who failed to fulfill its obligations, it nevertheless is still al-Maliki appears to man the forces in power in Iraq. The newspaper pointed out the U.S. that al-Maliki appeared in the ruling powers since he assumed the reins of power in 2006, but the criticism has increased significantly since the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq in December of last year. She added that the main criticism faced by the Prime Minister now is that it simplifies control heavily on Iraqi security, as well as the judiciary and other state institutions. Despite the growing criticism of the Iraqi government, which many see as weak, but that the position of al-Maliki seems strong in moves aimed primarily to marginalize the opposition and the division of Tktalathm political, which pay a lot of analysts to suggest that al-Maliki will build a system in Iraq will be quite far away from democracy, which the United States sought to be achieved there. explained the Washington Post that some of the Iraqi parliament for conglomerate Iraq had threatened to withdraw from the parliament as a result of postponement of the conference's national reconciliation, while the followers of Muqtada al- Sadr, allied with the government of Maliki, has demonstrated in Basra demanding to provide better services to citizens in Iraq. was viewed by some analysts that Iraq was in the reign of al-Maliki moving strongly towards a new dictatorship, will differ from the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein that have adopted the policy of repression and murder, but it will depend on the dictatorship of the legal decisions. The morning Saadi Member of Parliament that close to the prime minister are turning now to convince him to get rid of political opponents fabricating some of the issues of corruption to them, is what prompted him to force the Federal High Court to put the Commission on the fight against corruption under his direct. accused the bloc, the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al- Maliki fraud in the laws of the legal system in Iraq until he accused Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi of involvement in the commission of terrorist crimes, which they saw as retaliation for Saleh al-Mutlaq - Deputy Prime Minister insulting al-Maliki, calling him a dictator during a television interview. The newspaper added that al-Maliki has called on the government to withdraw confidence from the al-Mutlaq, as well as his house was besieged by tanks, which caused him to leave Iraq heading to Jordan. (end)
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