Sunday, July 20, 2008
Maliki of Iraq better watch his back
The powers that be in Iraq already have him spinning his Spiegel comments in reverse.
And in the US of A, the big guns in the Pentagon are all upset about how Maliki of Iraq's ideas are all wrong for Iraq, of course.
As Senator Barack Obama continues his trip to the Middle East and Europe, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki has moved to clarify statements that he supports Mr. Obama’s plan to withdraw most American troops from Iraq over 16 months.The old "problems in translation" excuse.
A spokesman for Mr. al-Maliki said that the comments the prime minister made to the German magazine Der Spiegel were “misunderstood and mistranslated'’ and were not “conveyed accurately.” The spokesman, Ali al-Dabbagh, did not elaborate on that explanation
And in the US of A, the big guns in the Pentagon are all upset about how Maliki of Iraq's ideas are all wrong for Iraq, of course.
A fixed timetable for withdrawing U.S. combat troops from Iraq could jeopardize political and economic progress, the Pentagon's top military officer said Sunday.And to reinforce the message for Maliki, the US gave a little demonstration.
Adm. Mike Mullen said the agreement between President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to set a "general time horizon" for bringing more troops home from the war was a sign of "healthy negotiations for a burgeoning democracy."
The military says in a statement that the soldiers were acting in self-defense when they shot the relatives of Hamad Hammoud, governor of Salahuddin province. It says the slain men showed "hostile intent."Message received and understood.
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