Iraqi PM wins key security vote ...(Iraq's parliament voted to back Maliki's new security drive)

BBC ^ | Thursday, 25 January 2007

[IrishMike]

Iraq's parliament has voted to back Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's new drive to improve security in Baghdad. Mr Maliki said operations would be under Iraqi control with US troops acting in support.

The key bloc of MPs allied to radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr - which had boycotted parliament for two months - gave its backing to the plan.

The vote came as a massive car bomb killed at least 22 people in the Karrada district of Baghdad.

Several explosions were also heard in and around the heavily-fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad.

Earlier on Thursday, six people were killed in two bomb attacks.

'All armed groups'

The Mehdi army militia loyal to Mr Sadr is to be a focus of the security drive.

Mr Maliki said he wanted to disarm all groups - including militias, insurgents and criminals - leaving weapons only in the hands of government forces.

"All those who break the law will be hunted down," he said.

[IrishMike]

Lets get her done !!!!!

[gov_bean_ counter]

Good. At least the Iraq Parliament is in the batters box.

[frogjerk]

Iraqi PM wins key security vote ...(Iraq's parliament voted to back Maliki's new security drive)

Nancy Pelosi is deeply saddened...

[msnimje]

The key bloc of MPs allied to radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr - which had boycotted parliament for two months - gave its backing to the plan.

Every time Sadr's goons kill somebody they should hang one of these enablers on the floor of the Parliament.

[IrishMike]

She looks crappy in that picture.

Has She just watch a rerun of one of the most watched SOTUS events ever given, and realize W was hitting home runs, while her eye fluttering and corned beef stuck in the teeth act cost the DRats the 2008 Ptesidential election ?????????

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Good idea!