MMC
01-13-2012, 08:46 PM
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's Sunni deputy premier called Friday for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to step down and warned that the country's festering political crisis risks sparking a wider sectarian conflict in the region.
Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq stood by an earlier charge that Iraq is becoming a new dictatorship under al-Maliki, a Shiite. He said Iraqis could eventually rise up violently if al-Maliki remains in his post, and pushed for a parliamentary vote of no-confidence in the prime minister if he remains in office.
Al-Maliki is now seeking a vote of no-confidence against al-Mutlaq, potentially laying the groundwork for his ouster or arrest. He has stationed tanks and soldiers outside his deputy's office — an order al-Mutlaq called on al-Maliki to rescind.....snip~
http://news.yahoo.com/ap-interview-iraq-official-calls-pms-removal-143218004.html;_ylt=Ajk0YlWQ_IIBr0JAN0ceKApvaA8F;_ ylu=X3oDMTNpNWhhaWliBG1pdAMEcGtnAzg3M2U2ODE5LWZkMz ktM2RiMS04Yzk2LWY1NGQwOTkzMzdhOQRwb3MDOARzZWMDbG5f TWlkZGxlRWFzdF9nYWwEdmVyA2YxYmE5Y2MwLTNlMjAtMTFlMS 1iZGNkLWJkOTM1ZWI4OWUzYw--;_ylv=3
Oh, and lets not forget this is escalating as well. Now the Sunni want Maliki out. That would be the minority Sunni in this country, like in Syria. Now Maliki hasnt wasted any time. Arresting Sunni and of Course going after them with the Military too.
Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq stood by an earlier charge that Iraq is becoming a new dictatorship under al-Maliki, a Shiite. He said Iraqis could eventually rise up violently if al-Maliki remains in his post, and pushed for a parliamentary vote of no-confidence in the prime minister if he remains in office.
Al-Maliki is now seeking a vote of no-confidence against al-Mutlaq, potentially laying the groundwork for his ouster or arrest. He has stationed tanks and soldiers outside his deputy's office — an order al-Mutlaq called on al-Maliki to rescind.....snip~
http://news.yahoo.com/ap-interview-iraq-official-calls-pms-removal-143218004.html;_ylt=Ajk0YlWQ_IIBr0JAN0ceKApvaA8F;_ ylu=X3oDMTNpNWhhaWliBG1pdAMEcGtnAzg3M2U2ODE5LWZkMz ktM2RiMS04Yzk2LWY1NGQwOTkzMzdhOQRwb3MDOARzZWMDbG5f TWlkZGxlRWFzdF9nYWwEdmVyA2YxYmE5Y2MwLTNlMjAtMTFlMS 1iZGNkLWJkOTM1ZWI4OWUzYw--;_ylv=3
Oh, and lets not forget this is escalating as well. Now the Sunni want Maliki out. That would be the minority Sunni in this country, like in Syria. Now Maliki hasnt wasted any time. Arresting Sunni and of Course going after them with the Military too.