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  1. #21
    Liberals join the critics of Maliki's position of Parliament and prepared by the dictatorship and try to kill the Council

    Wed Mar 05 2014 22:39 | (Voice of Iraq)

    Long-Presse / Karbala

    Joined the Liberal bloc parliamentary, on Wednesday, to the list of critics of the position of prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, of the issues of the general budget and the parliament, while promised that "the delay deliberate" Send her project for the Parliament to put "a fait accompli" and approval despite its inherent problems and issues " they serve for the purposes of political and electoral, "al-Maliki promised that the determination of exchange budget without ratification is a" dictatorship of a clear and an announcement of the death of the parliament ", and demanded to take" firm position "to prevent him from it.

    The MP for the Bloc, Iman al-Moussawi, said in an interview to the (long-Presse), "The government sent the state budget to the House of Representatives with a time delayed four months behind schedule," noting that there are "matters relating to the demands of the Kurdistan Alliance and other issues, the budget, requiring time to study and agreed upon between the parliamentary blocs. "

    She said al-Moussawi, the "delayed approval of the budget came as a result of the policy followed by the prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki," usually that "al-Maliki plans to advance the development of Parliament with a fait accompli."

    Promised an MP for the Liberal bloc, that "al-Maliki wanted by delaying sending the budget, the pressure on the parliament in order to pass it, despite what the problems and issues serve for the purposes of political and electoral," pointing out that "many of the members of the House of Representatives, became a tool of the government and answerable about them, Mglpin partisan and personal interests to national, "according to her opinion.

    She al-Moussawi, the "Declaration of the Prime Minister, his intention to exchange the budget without approval by Parliament, represents the ultimate dictatorship", Msttrdp that "it is a disaster and the fact that a declaration of the death of the legislative power."

    And demanded an MP for the Liberal bloc, Presidency of the Council of Representatives and its members, the need to "take a firm stand to prevent the prime minister from the budget act."

    The Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, announced earlier on Wednesday his intention to proceed regardless funds current year budget in 2014, "even if it is approved by the House of Representatives," revealing an appeal to the Federal Court on the work of Parliament as "Chief Executive Officer direct accordance with the Constitution ", while calling for" a boycott of the House of Representatives and the disabled, "counting the presence of deputies to the Parliament without asking the budget law" false testimony. "

    It is noteworthy that several political blocs have criticized the government's delay to send the budget bill to the parliament, and the content of the project of "inaccuracies and problems," especially with the Kurdistan region.

    Also described the mass of the citizen, of the Supreme Council of the Islamic Earlier on Wednesday, an attack al-Maliki to parliament as "election propaganda", and promised that the government feeds on the "crises and trying to move them constantly," asserting that the Prime Minister is trying to "draw attention to him and weaken the role of Parliament using the State of Law bloc within the Council, "and that Parliament was" successful and important laws passed Unlike the government, which was a failure. "

    In turn, accused the Kurdistan Alliance, also today, al-Maliki of "trying to return Iraq to the time of martial law," noting that the prime minister "does not have the authority to disburse funds of the general budget without the approval of Parliament," attributing the accusations Maliki to head the Council of Representatives, Osama al-Nujaifi, to " personal differences between them. "

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  2. #22
    Nujaifi Rejects Accusations by al-Maliki

    05/03/2014 19:15:00

    BAGHDAD / NINA / Speaker of the House of Representatives Osama al-Nujaifi flatly rejected on Wednesday the accusations by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki against him.

    A statement by his office said that Nujaifi would respond to these charges in front of public opinion at a press conference that he would hold on Thursday at the headquarters of the House of Representatives.

    Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki launched, in his weekly speech, an unprecedented attack on the House Speaker Osama Nujaifi and the Presidency of the Council, accusing them to disrupt the work of Parliament./

    https://www.ninanews.com/english/News...ar95_VQ=HDDHLK

    *** TUNE IN LATER TODAY FOR THE NEXT EPISODE OF HOW THE IRAQI POLITICAL WORLD TURNS ***

  3. #23
    Hakim warns of adopting devious means to justify disbursement of budgets

    Wednesday, 05 March 2014 21:21

    Baghdad (AIN) –The head of the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council, Ammar al-Hakim, warned from manipulating over the Iraqi Parliament.

    Hakim reported in a statement received by AIN "We have been informed that there are some sides that attempt to manipulating over the Parliament through adopting awkward and strange methods to justify the disbursement of the budget away of the laws of the Parliament.''

    ''We warn from adopting such methods since democratic system and institutional State in Iraq is the foundation which we should base on and any other unconstitutional method might succeed in a way but it will effect many other fields,'' he concluded.

    https://www.alliraqnews.com/en/index....tical&Itemid=2

  4. #24
    Maliki attempts to overthrow Iraqi constitution, says Nijaifi

    Wednesday, 05 March 2014 21:53

    Nineveh, Mosul (AIN) –MP Atheel al-Nijaifi, of Motahidon Alliance, considered the recent statements of the Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, related to the disbursement of funds from the budget as dangerous speech and an attempt to overthrow the Constitution of Iraq.

    Nijaifi published on his personal facebook page that ''Maliki launched a dangerous statement when he declared that he will adopt the State Budget without ratifying it at the Parliament where Maliki stated that the Parliament lost its legitimization because the Parliament violated the opinion of the Government.''

    https://www.alliraqnews.com/en/index....tical&Itemid=2

  5. #25
    Iraq looks East in foreign policy

    Shortly after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov left Baghdad last month, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited on Feb. 23. These two visits seem to be the culmination of Iraq's path toward opening up to the East, which is embodied by growing political and economic relations with three key "Eastern" countries: Iran, Russia and China.

    Summary⎙ Print As disputes between Iraq and the West seem to be on the rise, Baghdad is refocusing its efforts on the “East,” in particular Russia, China and Iran.

    Author Harith Hasan

    Posted March 4, 2014

    Translator(s)Tyler Huffman

    Less than two years ago, there was a near consensus among observers that Iraq lacked a unified foreign policy, because of deep internal divisions that made it difficult for its competing ethnic and sectarian parties to agree on a clear vision for the identity of the country and its foreign role. Consequently, according to this view, Iraq could not embrace a defined foreign policy without resolving its internal conflicts, and specifically could not identify a national identity that would help it define its geographic and cultural horizons and its foreign project.

    It does not appear that there has been a drastic change today, but there are what can be considered features of the emergence of a foreign policy adopted by the Baghdad government. This policy goes against what some expected after the fall of former President Saddam Hussein, since it is not based on an alliance with the West. What's more, it can be said that Iraq might be gradually heading back toward the "East," and the visits by the two Russian and Chinese officials can be placed within this context. Historically, the first radical change in Iraq's foreign policy approaches came after the fall of the Iraqi monarchy in 1958. This is the same year the diplomatic relations were established between Baghdad and Beijing and relations resumed between Baghdad and Moscow. Since then, Iraq's foreign policy has been heading toward the East, while its rupture with the West has deepened.

    China and Russia's economic policymakers are rediscovering Iraq again. China considers the country to be an important trade partner in the region. The value of trade exchange between the two countries in 2012 amounted to more than $17 billion, and Beijing is one of the largest investors in the Iraqi oil and energy sectors. Meanwhile, trade relations between Iraq and Russia have been improving since 2009, when Russian oil producer Lukoil resumed its investment in the West Qurna oil field. Iraq once again began buying Russian weapons, and armaments cooperation was one of the most important topics of Lavrov's most recent visit to Baghdad.

    Of course, this does not mean that Iraq has abandoned its relations with the United States. The recent visits by senior Iraq officials such as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi and Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq to Washington indicate that the US still plays an important role in guiding the concerns of Iraqi politicians. Furthermore, the recently signed arms deals between Iraq and the US give the impression that strategic cooperation is ongoing between the two sides, especially regarding counterterrorism coordination. However, the two sides have largely different views about critical issues such as the Syrian crisis and Iran. Furthermore, there is a difference in the way Iraqi leaders view Washington, compared with how they view Moscow and Beijing. Washington is still a point of competition between these politicians, and they all focus on directing their relations toward Washington to serve their own internal political agendas. Yet these politicians do not view Moscow and Beijing in the same way. The latter two states deal with Iraq based on a purely pragmatic rationale, the primary focus of which is economic interests.

    This trend toward the East reflects the internal developments that have occurred in Iraq since the withdrawal of US troops. The conflict over power in Baghdad was settled largely in the favor of Shiite Islamic forces. Maliki succeeded in consolidating his power and controlling the major joints of decision-making in the country. Maliki no longer needs to consult with his internal rivals to determine foreign policy approaches. Rather, today he seeks to take advantage of his foreign relations to strengthen his internal influence. In this regard, the third "Eastern" force — i.e., Iran — has a very vital role.

    Al-Monitor spoke with Emma Sky, a former political adviser to the US military in Iraq who currently serves as a senior fellow at Yale University. "This shift toward the East began in 2010, when Iran — not the United States — succeeded in guaranteeing a second term for Prime Minister Maliki," she said. Since that time, it seems that Maliki's success in consolidating power has coincided with a growth in Iraqi-Iranian relations.

    The Syrian crisis played a crucial role in promoting this trend. For the first time, the Iraqi government found itself in conflict with the United States regarding a sensitive regional issue that had an impact on the internal situation in Iraq. Although the Iraqi government has not taken a direct position in support of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, it is not on friendly terms with the Syrian opposition that is backed by the West, or with the armed groups that have become active in Syria. In short, Iraq's position on the Syrian crisis was closer to the Iranian stance than to that of the United States. And perhaps this played a role in stimulating cooperation between Iraq and Russia, whose foreign minister confirmed his country's support for Iraq in confronting terrorism, which has grown against the backdrop of the conflict in Syria.

    Relations between Baghdad and Ankara have deteriorated because of the Syrian issue, and because Baghdad considers the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to be supporting the Iraqi Kurdistan region in its conflict with Baghdad over oil exports and other issues. This has led to a greater Iraqi dependence on Iran, to counterbalance Erdogan’s regional ambitions. At a time when it seems that trade relations with Turkey are decreasing, their levels between Iraq and Iran have been increasing, reaching more than $12 billion in 2013. Moreover, there are reports indicating that Iran wants to fill the void that may occur if trade and economic relations between Ankara and Baghdad deteriorate. Besides the political and economic dimensions, religious, cultural and tourism-related ties between Iraq and Iran are the best they've been since the founding of the modern Iraqi state.

    The growing ties between Iraq and Iran were confirmed by the latest reports that Iraq violated international sanctions by signing a deal to buy arms and ammunition from Iran, which caused the US administration to raise concerns publicly. The Iraqi Ministry of Defense denied these reports in a statement published on its website. The first reaction by the Iraqi government came from Ali Al-Mussawi, Maliki’s media adviser, who did not confirm these reports but asserted that there is nothing preventing his government from buying arms from any party.

    Iraq directing itself toward the East does not reflect a national policy with a strategic dimension. Rather, it indicates the extent of the relationship between internal conflicts and external relations in the country. Things will remain this way until these conflicts give rise to a more permanent structure for authority, including clearer conceptions of national interests and national identity.

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  6. #26
    Iraqi politicians must restore ethics to politics

    Expressions like “the ethics of political work” elicit scorn and mockery in Iraq. These come not only from average citizens who have experienced a painful past and are still going through a harrowing present in their relationship with politics, leading them to see politics as anything but ethical, but also from politicians themselves. A wide spectrum of the Iraqi political class views politics as a way for leaders to rid themselves of obligations, break promises and manipulate and falsify facts for their own gain.

    Summary⎙ Print Recent political disputes and corruption have led Iraqi politicians to forgo their primary roles and focus on merely gaining power, money and influence.

    Author Mustafa al-Kadhimi

    Posted March 5, 2014

    Translator(s)Steffi Chakti

    This article does not aim to study the historical roots of the concept of politics, nor the services the field offers or breakthroughs it achieves in organizing society, expressing its will, solving its problems and internal crises or protecting humanity from extermination in continuous wars.

    Rather, what is offered here is a partial understanding of politics in Iraq in terms of conspiracy, plotting and taking advantage of conditions to oust and weaken other parties.

    Justifying the hostility of Iraqi political powers — whether between the major parties or within the same party — is the long history of hardships and challenges these parties have faced. More than 10 years following the regime change in Baghdad, these past difficulties have yet to allow the parties to establish political and organizational groundwork based on principles, obligations and commitments.

    It seems that the secrecy that characterized the work of most current parties in the past decades still applies. This secrecy was the product of the struggle against the regime of former President Saddam Hussein, yet it continued to be a part of the political and organizational protocol of partisan work, like an untreatable disease. This is reflected in the structures of parties and their reliance on abnormal working rules, in addition to the lack of a mechanism for power rotation within the party.

    Moreover, the gloomy conditions that prevailed after 2003 and the spread of corruption have created a new pattern of partisan affiliations based more on personal and financial interests than on morals and common principles. This has paved the road for the division of parties and withdrawals from them, rendering the parties’ goals unclear and allowing for the coexistence of radically divergent figures within a single party.

    The basis for establishing a political party should be clear common goals, and these goals should attract the members and popular base. However, the lack of a common goal that joins people together, even if they disagree on details, has created chaos in the political environment. The lack of a common goal has also poisoned this environment, eradicating all ethics and principles governing the relationships between the parties.

    The fact that the political class does not agree on a common identity for the country and its higher interests has opened the political sphere up to regional and international polarizations which further complicated the task of creating a healthy political environment in which the public would understand political work as a public service that is characterized first and foremost by ethics.

    This lack of trust has attracted a large number of political and partisan figures who joined the political sphere without qualifications or any popular base in an attempt to preserve economic, tribal or religious interests. Iraqis found themselves immersed in sectarian and national disputes, transforming political and governmental work into an arena used to settle accounts and display extremist inclinations in order to allure the most extreme of voters.

    This understanding is important for tracing the borders of the Iraqi political environment and understanding why it has reached this stage. This understanding alone, however, will not enhance this environment or restore ethics to political work unless there is a genuine will to realize this goal.

    This will is to be found only amid a political milieu that believes in the ethics of political work, the noble roles it plays within society and the preservation of the complementary spirit of partisan relationships.

    Elections represent a chance to bring about this change, but offer short windows of opportunity.

    Change emanates from needs, and these days, Iraq is in desperate need of a political class capable of understanding its role and responsibilities toward society. Performing this role professionally and efficiently will clear the name of politics and restore trust in politicians.

    In Iraq, there is a widespread illusion that political work has no ethics and that there are neither boundaries for conspiracy nor a limit on instigation and the taking advantage of blood and destruction. This is not true. Political work has ethics, an umbrella under which all political practices stand.

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  7. #27
    Othman: Maliki's decision is unconstitutional

    06/03/2014 08:27:00

    BAGHDAD / NINA / The independent MP, Mahmoud Othman described Maliki's decision "to launch the money without approving the budget in the House of Representatives is unconstitutional or illegal, pointing out that Maliki's comments yesterday came as election campaign . "

    He told the National Iraqi News Agency / NINA / "The Constitution says the budget has to be approved by the House of Representatives then the money should be under the government to carry out its duties .

    He added, "We do not know what is meant by al-Maliki to submit a complaint to the Federal Court against the House of Representatives," pointing out that" the Supreme Court cannot get out of the Constitution," adding that " Maliki's comments comes as early election campaign and it is political more than procedural and executive . "

    He explained that "the conflict between the executive and legislative branches is old and continues to now between the presidencies of both the executive and the legislative, but it has intensified dramatically these days," adding that" the victim is only the citizen . "

    Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki launched an unprecedented attack on House Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi and the Presidency of the Council, accusing them to disrupt the work of Parliament and derail its work .

    https://www.ninanews.com/english/News...ar95_VQ=HDDIFH

  8. #28
    Barzani threatens to take unexpected position

    06/03/2014 10:03:00

    Arbil / NINA / The President of Kurdistan, Massoud Barzani threatened to take unexpected position in the event of continuing problems with the central government without being solved.

    Barzani said in a speech during the handover ceremony of the remains of / 93 / Kurdish people found in a mass grave in Muthanna province, today: "The Kurds have been subjected to genocide and buried in mass graves, as they sought for freedom and rejection of injustice," adding: "The Kurds will not return back and will not give up their freedom. "

    He added: "The Iraqi government is trying to break the prestige of the Kurds through stirring up trouble and the Region is in process of reconsidering the relationship with Baghdad, because the Kurds cannot live under threat."

    https://www.ninanews.com/english/News...ar95_VQ=HDDIIM

    *** We may see a proposal from Barzani for a confederal approach to government in / of Iraq - The Confederate States of Iraq ; maybe consisting of the KRG, and regions / states in Basra, Anbar and Baghdad, or the KRG, North, Central and Southern Iraq ***
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  9. #29
    Ahrar bloc: Maliki's accusations to parliament is (blow up the political process)

    06/03/2014 11:29:00

    BAGHDAD / NINA / Ahrar bloc described Maliki's accusations to the House of Representatives as a " blow to the political process as a whole ."

    The spokesman of Ahrar bloc, Jawad al-Jubouri said in a statement to the National Iraqi News Agency / NINA / that " Maliki's accusation is not new , and it comes with mutual accusations among the political blocs since the start of the political process and the formation of the government and the current parliament . The accusation is clear and explicit not new and it does not make us surprised , confirming the absence of intention for cooperation between the authorities. "

    He added: "It was better for the Prime Minister, instead of accusations, to activate the role of parliament through his strong bloc and pass laws normally."

    On today's meeting about the crisis in Anbar , he said: "It is necessary to discuss the crisis in Anbar by all the political blocs, to end the crisis that cannot be solved militarily and bombing and the use of heavy weapons and the fall of the martyrs from the army and civilians, without any loss from ISIS and terrorists, who trained in streets war, "stressing that " the solution is a political by everyone. "

    https://www.ninanews.com/english/News...ar95_VQ=HDDILH

  10. #30
    Bayati: The extraordinary session of parliament on Anbar crisis is "propaganda "

    06/03/2014 11:01:00

    BAGHDAD / NINA / MP, of the State of Law coalition, Abbas al-Bayati described the special session of the parliament today to discuss Anbar crisis as " media ."

    He said in a statement to the National Iraqi News Agency / NINA / "The Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces is eager to end the situation in Anbar, but through legal and constitutional mechanisms ."

    Al-Bayati asked , "Do those who insist on discussing Anbar crisis in today's session , have plans military , and are they familiar with the military plans of the government and how it plans on the ground , the issue is not political, but it is a confrontation with / ISIS / and al Qaeda in Anbar."

    Al-Bayati, a member of the Security and Defense Committee, believed that "the government's position against / ISIS / and al-Qaeda is a decisive and firm stand and it is uncompromising . It is an open battle and have no truce ," pointing out that " those who are trying to find a gap in the wall of the government in its war with ISIS and al-Qaeda in Anbar, trying to shuffle the cards . "

    https://www.ninanews.com/english/News...ar95_VQ=HDDIKG

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