Anti-government protests continue in Western Iraq, with Sunni demonstrators continuing to condemn the Maliki government for mass arrests of the security teams working for Finance Minister Rafie Issawi, and got a shot in the arm with a public endorsement from Moqtada al-Sadr.
Sadr insisted Maliki bears “full responsibility” for the protests, and says that the Sunnis have a right to continue with peaceful demonstrations criticizing the government, adding “beware of the Arab Spring in Iraq.”
Sadr’s support is key because he is not only a political rival of Maliki, but also a very influential Shi’ite cleric, and his support will make a crackdown against the protesters more difficult.
Not that Maliki seems to be noticing, as he delivered a speech warning he would not tolerate the “unconstitutional” protests for long, and that it wouldn’t be difficult for the government to crush their movement.
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Isn't it great, the constant flood of good news from Iraq? The Yankees really did a good job there, bringing democracy and peace.
Iran is next, isn't it? Or is it Syria? Who knows where the Eagle will shit next!
WHY ANTIWAR.COM DOES NOT TALK ABOUT MOVEMENT IN SAUDI ARABIA? LIKE THE ZIONIST MEDIA?
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/01/02/281424/sa…
[MODERATOR’S NOTE: WHY JAMES DOES NOT TALK ABOUT ANYTHING WITHOUT EXPLICITLY OR IMPLICITLY POSITING A ZIONIST CONSPIRACY? – TLK]