Wednesday, December 21, 2011

USA - reacts to fears of an Iraqi sectarian split

Published on Dec 20, 2011 by
http://www.euronews.net/ Fears that Iraq's fragile unity government could fall apart after the US withdrawal have triggered a prompt response from the White House.

US Vice President Joe Biden has urged the country's Shia prime minister Nouri Maliki to tread carefully after the issuing of an arrest warrant for Iraq's Sunni vice-president on terror charges.
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Iraqi Vice-President: 'I'm ready to stand trial'

Published on Dec 20, 2011 by
http://www.euronews.net/ Iraqi Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi, denies any involvement in terrorist-linked activity. He called the allegations which have resulted in an arrest warrant, a fabrication, and said he is ready to stand trial:

"I am ready to stand before a judge, with my bodyguards," he said. "But to provide the minimum requirement of justice, I have notes and objections against the preliminary investigation, which was conducted by the Baghdad brigade or by the federal police or by military intelligence."

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