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NCRI – Iraqi vice president Tariq al-Hashemi has branded prime minister Nouri al-Maliki as ‘cruel and corrupt’ and blamed him for the Iranian regime’s meddling in their nation’s affairs.<\/p>\nNCRI – Iraqi vice president Tariq al-Hashemi has branded prime minister Nouri al-Maliki as ‘cruel and corrupt’ and blamed him for the Iranian regime’s meddling in their nation’s affairs.<\/p>\n
Dr al-Hashemi said in the interview with al-Jazeera TV that al-Maliki was taking Iraq to a cliff-edge’ and must stand down.<\/p>\n
He said: “Maliki is cruel, corrupt and the cause of the Iranian regime\u2019s widespread intrusion in Iraq.<\/p>\n
“The massacre of 91 innocent Iraqis in al-Hawijah is Maliki\u2019s message to the Iraqi people. Destruction, terrorism and instability in the region and Iraq are executed under the supervision of the Iranian regime.”<\/p>\n
Maliki used bombings to murder and oppress his own people, and had created a reign of fear in Iraq, Dr al-Hashemi said.<\/p>\n
He added: “Everyone is in pain and we have reached the end. Iraq must change. We want a government based on justice and to have institutes that include all parties, which currently does not exist. Change is necessary and there is no way out of this.<\/p>\n
“The oppression in Iraq, the diseased and corrupt management, poor handling of resources and missed opportunities for development have all thrown Iraq into a state of deadlock.”<\/p>\n
Dr al-Hashemi noted how the Wiki Leaks website had recently quoted al-Maliki as saying in a meeting with Dawa Party members: “We must punish those who were armed during the Iran-Iraq war. We have to punish them on behalf of the Iranian regime.”<\/p>\n
The vice-president added: “I have said many times and in different occasions that al-Iraqiya and the Kurds have given the Shiite coalition a message to change Maliki and that they are ashamed of him.<\/p>\n
“With the massacre of 91 innocent Iraqis in al-Hawijah and the injury of more than 250, Maliki wanted to send the Shiites a message that anyone acting against the government would be punished in the same way. If the international community does not support the Iraqi people, then we will fail.<\/p>\n
“When someone says he is imitating the Supreme Leader and is inspired by that regime, then is no longer just a religious issue but a political one as well.<\/p>\n
“He is loyal to Tehran and Qom and not to Riyadh or Doha or Cairo. This is a dangerous issue that we must tackle. When you search for the causes of every problem here, you find the traces of the Iranian regime.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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