Posted on 10/25/2006 6:24:56 AM PDT by zippy the razor
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Shi'ite prime minister pledged on Wednesday to crack down on illegal militias but criticized a U.S. raid on a Shi'ite militia stronghold that killed at least four people.
A day after U.S. officials assured Americans the prime minister had agreed "timelines" to help end sectarian militia violence, Nuri al-Maliki used his own news conference to dismiss talk of any "timetable" for action.
(Excerpt) Read more at today.reuters.com ...
actually, what I think is going to happen is - a coup against Malaiki, quietly backed by the US. there may be no other way.
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