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Exclusive Interview with P.M. Noori Al-Maliki
08 July, 2011 11:25:00
In this episode, of the program, and via its producer and presenter, Dr. Mohammed Al-Ta’ee, went to the office of P.M. Noori Al-Maliki to conduct an exclusive interview with his Excellency. At the beginning of the interview, and in reply to a question, by Dr. Al-Ta’ee, about the statements of the House Speaker, Mr. Osama Al-Nojayfi, regarding the forming of “Al-Sunna” Province in Iraq, the P.M. explained that these statements came as a surprise, because it involved talking about secession and the division of Iraq, which constitute a breach of the oath and the adaptations of the political process; thus that formed a shock to everybody. Then, he added that frustration is a common state among all parties in the political process, but in varied ratios; and that this frustration is a natural product of what the political process is witnessing.
He, also, pointed that secession is not a solution for the situation, and cannot remedy the frustration; adding that the Iraqis refuse, with conviction, the nation of secession and the division of Iraq; and that the idea of secession is a loss for whoever adopts it, and is not in the interest of any side; because to forward the idea of secession will, greatly, endangers the political process; especially that the National Partnership has been achieved via coming to concurrences on the posts, and that naming the security ministers has been agreed upon to be as per the components and not the blocs, which does not need such a delay to be settled. As for the Strategic Policies Council, he said that this Council came as a result of an agreement to console a certain side; adding that the demand for a role for this Council is against what was agreed upon in the initiative of the President of the Kurdistan Province; commenting that the disagreement between the National Alliance and “Al-Iraqiya” is in accepting the other, and that there can be no partnership without accepting the other.
The P.M. refrained from replying to the statement made by the head of the Iraqi Coalition, Dr. Ayad Allawi, and considered that as a waste of time; and said that he is not going to sue Dr. Allawi; adding that many prominent figures in “Al-Iraqiya” denounced that statement as well as, the recent statements of Al-Nojayfi. As for the steps taken to thin-down the Ministries, the P.M. explained that he has formed a frame for the needed Cabinet; and added that some ministries do not need any House legislation, because they do not have a special law. Then, he mentioned that the Government may head towards merger. He, also, said that the thinning process will be in two stages, where the first will involve the ministries that do not need a House legislation; and the second will be for those ministries that need a House legislation, in order to merge them with other ministries; and by that the number of ministries may be reduced to (25), which will be formed according to standards of professionalism in the actual need of each ministry to enable it to perform its tasks. Then, added that this thinning will be done according to concurrences and negotiations with the blocs; where no bloc will lose its dues in the forming of the Cabinet. He, also, pointed that the needs of the Ministries, for carrying-out their projects, remain greater than their allocations in the Budget, however large the Budget is; thus the Ministries ought to execute the projects according to what is available and to focus on what is more beneficial to the Citizens; adding that he has comprehensive studies regarding the Ministries, their duties and what they must do; and that the end of the (100) days project does not imply the termination of following-up on the work and the performance of the Ministries. Al-Maliki assured the continued work on recovering the Iraqi funds abroad; and pointed that there is a suspicion of a manipulation in the Iraqi funds during the time of the “Civil Rule Administration”. Then, he stressed that the Iraqi People has the right to know the fate of these funds; saying that he has, also, directed the concerned legal departments to re-consider the state of the funds spent by the successive governments, post the Liberation of Iraq; and how the criminal charges, against those found guilty of corruption and stealing public funds; were dropped. In that he confirmed that actions will be taken to recover the Iraqi funds, and to re-open any file connected to stealing and embezzlement of these funds. At this point Dr. Al-Ta’ee conveyed to the P.M. the Citizens’ inquiries regarding his authority to endorse the death penalty sentences; who said that he has no such authority, and disclosed that certain parties, which he did not name, worked, via a House decree, on taking away this authority from the P.M. to be given to the President of the Republic in order to prevent applying some of these sentences; and pointed that this problem was solved when the President authorized one of his Deputies to endorse them on his behalf; thus many sentences were endorsed. Regarding the demands of the families of the martyrs of the crime against the “Al-Dejail” wedding procession, conveyed by Dr. Al-Ta’ee to the P.M., to have the perpetrators of the crime be executed in a public place; the P.M. said that he would want to have that done at the location of the crime, but the legal procedures prevent that; adding that it is agreed that these families may witness the executions and that if the Judiciary agrees on a public execution, then that will be done. Then, the P.M. returned to the issue of thinning the Ministries by emphasizing that the blocs must agree on that; and confirmed that the thinning will not affect the blocs’ dues; adding that he believes that the House will agree to the thinning, because it is a political and public demand. As for the security ministries, he expressed his optimism to see an end to that, and expressed his consent to the nominee, by Al-Iraqiya, for the Ministry of Defense, whether it is to be Sadoon Al-Delaymi or Khalid Al-Ubaydi. Regarding the shape of the political system in Iraq, Al-Maliki, explained that he was the first to call for a Presidential System in the Country; but going to that demands a constitutional amendment and a public referendum. He, also, drew the attention that the Parliamentary System is good, and there will be no problems there, if the political arguments and strives exist no more and all agree on patriotic work. In connection to the expected U.S. withdrawal, and the extent of the readiness of the Iraqi Forces to take-over the security file, the P.M. stated that he has notified the blocs’ political leaders and the Presidency that the Iraqi forces are prepared to maintain the internal security without any logistic support from anyone; but Iraq needs arms to be able to safe-guard its borders, and that will be achieved by (2020). He, also, confirmed that the security forces have high capabilities, and are able to face any internal dangers that threaten the country, without the aid of the U.S. Forces. Then, added that the Iraqi Forces have managed to capture, nearly, (150) terrorists and disarmed tens of explosive devices that the terrorists were intending to use in targeting the Visitors, during the Visitation to Imam Al-Kadhum (Peace be upon him). Regarding the disputed upon regions, Al-Maliki stressed that returning to the state of fighting among the components of the Iraqi People is refused, and that the said regions have a constitutional dimension and can, only, be solved through the Constitution; thus he assured the refusal to have the U.S. Forces stay in these regions, in the pretext of fearing the outbreak of fighting between the Arabs and the Kurds, he said that this is being dramatized, in order to justify the staying of the U.S. Forces and to contest the ability of the Iraqi Government to secure the state of these regions. Then, Al-Maliki pointed that the first National Reconciliation Conference is an important step in the road to achieve reconciliation, but he added that some have entered in the reconciliation project to do harm; and that, who indulges in this project, must sign on a joint pledge document that commits everyone to this project; adding that the Conference will include the groups that declared their entry into the National Reconciliation Project. At the end of the interview, the P.M. expressed his optimism regarding the future of Iraq, and assured that Iraq has overcome the most difficult circumstances, and is living, today, the atmosphere of freedom and democracy, and is on its way towards advancement. Then, he thanked Al-Fayha’a Channel for its stands, its solicitudes and its commitment to the patriotic path in executing its media mission.
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Exclusive Interview with P.M. Noori Al-Maliki
08 July, 2011 11:25:00
In this episode, of the program, and via its producer and presenter, Dr. Mohammed Al-Ta’ee, went to the office of P.M. Noori Al-Maliki to conduct an exclusive interview with his Excellency. At the beginning of the interview, and in reply to a question, by Dr. Al-Ta’ee, about the statements of the House Speaker, Mr. Osama Al-Nojayfi, regarding the forming of “Al-Sunna” Province in Iraq, the P.M. explained that these statements came as a surprise, because it involved talking about secession and the division of Iraq, which constitute a breach of the oath and the adaptations of the political process; thus that formed a shock to everybody. Then, he added that frustration is a common state among all parties in the political process, but in varied ratios; and that this frustration is a natural product of what the political process is witnessing.
He, also, pointed that secession is not a solution for the situation, and cannot remedy the frustration; adding that the Iraqis refuse, with conviction, the nation of secession and the division of Iraq; and that the idea of secession is a loss for whoever adopts it, and is not in the interest of any side; because to forward the idea of secession will, greatly, endangers the political process; especially that the National Partnership has been achieved via coming to concurrences on the posts, and that naming the security ministers has been agreed upon to be as per the components and not the blocs, which does not need such a delay to be settled. As for the Strategic Policies Council, he said that this Council came as a result of an agreement to console a certain side; adding that the demand for a role for this Council is against what was agreed upon in the initiative of the President of the Kurdistan Province; commenting that the disagreement between the National Alliance and “Al-Iraqiya” is in accepting the other, and that there can be no partnership without accepting the other.
The P.M. refrained from replying to the statement made by the head of the Iraqi Coalition, Dr. Ayad Allawi, and considered that as a waste of time; and said that he is not going to sue Dr. Allawi; adding that many prominent figures in “Al-Iraqiya” denounced that statement as well as, the recent statements of Al-Nojayfi. As for the steps taken to thin-down the Ministries, the P.M. explained that he has formed a frame for the needed Cabinet; and added that some ministries do not need any House legislation, because they do not have a special law. Then, he mentioned that the Government may head towards merger. He, also, said that the thinning process will be in two stages, where the first will involve the ministries that do not need a House legislation; and the second will be for those ministries that need a House legislation, in order to merge them with other ministries; and by that the number of ministries may be reduced to (25), which will be formed according to standards of professionalism in the actual need of each ministry to enable it to perform its tasks. Then, added that this thinning will be done according to concurrences and negotiations with the blocs; where no bloc will lose its dues in the forming of the Cabinet. He, also, pointed that the needs of the Ministries, for carrying-out their projects, remain greater than their allocations in the Budget, however large the Budget is; thus the Ministries ought to execute the projects according to what is available and to focus on what is more beneficial to the Citizens; adding that he has comprehensive studies regarding the Ministries, their duties and what they must do; and that the end of the (100) days project does not imply the termination of following-up on the work and the performance of the Ministries. Al-Maliki assured the continued work on recovering the Iraqi funds abroad; and pointed that there is a suspicion of a manipulation in the Iraqi funds during the time of the “Civil Rule Administration”. Then, he stressed that the Iraqi People has the right to know the fate of these funds; saying that he has, also, directed the concerned legal departments to re-consider the state of the funds spent by the successive governments, post the Liberation of Iraq; and how the criminal charges, against those found guilty of corruption and stealing public funds; were dropped. In that he confirmed that actions will be taken to recover the Iraqi funds, and to re-open any file connected to stealing and embezzlement of these funds. At this point Dr. Al-Ta’ee conveyed to the P.M. the Citizens’ inquiries regarding his authority to endorse the death penalty sentences; who said that he has no such authority, and disclosed that certain parties, which he did not name, worked, via a House decree, on taking away this authority from the P.M. to be given to the President of the Republic in order to prevent applying some of these sentences; and pointed that this problem was solved when the President authorized one of his Deputies to endorse them on his behalf; thus many sentences were endorsed. Regarding the demands of the families of the martyrs of the crime against the “Al-Dejail” wedding procession, conveyed by Dr. Al-Ta’ee to the P.M., to have the perpetrators of the crime be executed in a public place; the P.M. said that he would want to have that done at the location of the crime, but the legal procedures prevent that; adding that it is agreed that these families may witness the executions and that if the Judiciary agrees on a public execution, then that will be done. Then, the P.M. returned to the issue of thinning the Ministries by emphasizing that the blocs must agree on that; and confirmed that the thinning will not affect the blocs’ dues; adding that he believes that the House will agree to the thinning, because it is a political and public demand. As for the security ministries, he expressed his optimism to see an end to that, and expressed his consent to the nominee, by Al-Iraqiya, for the Ministry of Defense, whether it is to be Sadoon Al-Delaymi or Khalid Al-Ubaydi. Regarding the shape of the political system in Iraq, Al-Maliki, explained that he was the first to call for a Presidential System in the Country; but going to that demands a constitutional amendment and a public referendum. He, also, drew the attention that the Parliamentary System is good, and there will be no problems there, if the political arguments and strives exist no more and all agree on patriotic work. In connection to the expected U.S. withdrawal, and the extent of the readiness of the Iraqi Forces to take-over the security file, the P.M. stated that he has notified the blocs’ political leaders and the Presidency that the Iraqi forces are prepared to maintain the internal security without any logistic support from anyone; but Iraq needs arms to be able to safe-guard its borders, and that will be achieved by (2020). He, also, confirmed that the security forces have high capabilities, and are able to face any internal dangers that threaten the country, without the aid of the U.S. Forces. Then, added that the Iraqi Forces have managed to capture, nearly, (150) terrorists and disarmed tens of explosive devices that the terrorists were intending to use in targeting the Visitors, during the Visitation to Imam Al-Kadhum (Peace be upon him). Regarding the disputed upon regions, Al-Maliki stressed that returning to the state of fighting among the components of the Iraqi People is refused, and that the said regions have a constitutional dimension and can, only, be solved through the Constitution; thus he assured the refusal to have the U.S. Forces stay in these regions, in the pretext of fearing the outbreak of fighting between the Arabs and the Kurds, he said that this is being dramatized, in order to justify the staying of the U.S. Forces and to contest the ability of the Iraqi Government to secure the state of these regions. Then, Al-Maliki pointed that the first National Reconciliation Conference is an important step in the road to achieve reconciliation, but he added that some have entered in the reconciliation project to do harm; and that, who indulges in this project, must sign on a joint pledge document that commits everyone to this project; adding that the Conference will include the groups that declared their entry into the National Reconciliation Project. At the end of the interview, the P.M. expressed his optimism regarding the future of Iraq, and assured that Iraq has overcome the most difficult circumstances, and is living, today, the atmosphere of freedom and democracy, and is on its way towards advancement. Then, he thanked Al-Fayha’a Channel for its stands, its solicitudes and its commitment to the patriotic path in executing its media mission.
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