http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/almaliki/ en-us Thu, 3 Sep 2009 05:15:36 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2331011/posts Nouri Kamal Al-Maliki, who became prime minister of Iraq in May 2006, was a compromise candidate. He was seen at the time as the weakest of the available candidates - a virtually unknown representative of the Islamic Al-Da'wa Party, at the time a junior partner in the predominantly Shi'ite United Iraqi Alliance (UIA). The occupying power, the United States, favored him because of his reputation as "independent of Iran," as U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalman Khalilzad put it.(1)  To the surprise - and perhaps consternation - of both his critics and his allies, Al-Maliki not only won the elections, but... Memri.org via Right Side News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2331011/posts#comment Thu, 3 Sep 2009 05:15:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329454/posts While the Obama Administration has decided to send an ambassador to Syria, the Iraqi government has withdrawn theirs. After seven years of Syria supporting the insurgency, deliberately contributing to the deaths of Iraqis and Coalition soldiers, the al-Maliki government is standing up against Assad’s terrorism in a way the U.S. is currently failing to. The diplomatic crisis began shortly after twin bombings in Baghdad on August 19. The attacks occurred across the street of the Foreign Ministry and at the Finance Ministry, killing over 100 people. This was the deadliest incident since U.S. forces were removed from the cities, handing... FrontPage Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329454/posts#comment Tue, 1 Sep 2009 15:39:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275796/posts Iraq's leader declared victory Saturday as the country began to end a foreign occupation with the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from cities, and told Iraqis not to lose faith if the pullback resulted in attacks. As part of a security pact signed between Baghdad and Washington last year, U.S. combat forces must leave urban centers by June 30 and the entire force that invaded Iraq in 2003 must be gone by 2012. "It is a great victory for Iraqis that we are taking the first step toward ending the foreign presence in Iraq," Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told a... yahoo! via rooters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275796/posts#comment Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:06:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2242853/posts Maybe now that President Obama’s in charge of the war in Iraq, and there’s no need to lie, distort, or half quote truths to oppose the war (can’t oppose it if it’s run by a Democrat)…maybe now people will realize: 1) the matter was never closed by any investigation 2) there’s hundreds of times more information demonstrating ties than there is dismissing them BAGHDAD — The government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki said Al Qaida worked closely with former operatives in Saddam Hussein regime. Officials said leading members of the Al Qaida network have coordinated operations with Saddam... Flopping Aces http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2242853/posts#comment Sat, 2 May 2009 20:01:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241129/posts Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki had to flee from Iraq in 1979 to escape Saddam's henchmen Thursday, 30 April 2009 Nouri al-Maliki fled Iraq in 1979 to escape Saddam's henchmen, who he believed had orders to execute him. For the next 24 years, Maliki remained an exiled dissident, travelling between Jordan, Syria, Iran and Damascus - all the time raising political opposition to the immovable dictator he despised. Maliki was an establishment child in pre-Saddam Iraq. His grandfather was a poet and Shia Islamic cleric as well as education minister for a short time under the nation's last deposed monarch.... UTV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241129/posts#comment Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:25:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2154223/posts Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki unexpectedly cancelled a scheduled visit to Tehran, which was to follow an official visit to Turkey. Reliable sources explained that Maliki’s sudden return to Baghdad has to do with the possibility that U.S. president-elect Barack Obama might be visiting U.S. troops in Iraq during Christmas. Source: Al-Wasat, Iraq, December 24, 2008 MEMRI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2154223/posts#comment Thu, 25 Dec 2008 19:15:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2150663/posts The name: Muntadhar al-Zeidi -- a new hero to many in the Muslim world. President Bush -- in a surprise, end-of-term visit to Iraq -- held a press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Al-Zeidi, an Iraqi "reporter," shouted, "This is your farewell kiss, you dog," and threw a shoe at Bush. The reporter quickly threw a second. The shoes missed their target only because an agile President Bush managed to duck. Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2150663/posts#comment Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:18:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051417/posts Pope Benedict told Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Friday that minority Christians in Iraq needed more protection but the Iraqi leader assured him that Christians were not being persecuted. Maliki, who met the pope for 20 minutes at the pontiff's summer residence south of Rome, invited the pontiff to visit Iraq, saying a trip there would help the process of peace and reconciliation. "We renewed our invitation for His Holiness to visit Iraq. He welcomed the invitation. And we hope that he will be making the visit as soon as he can," he told reporters in the palace after... The Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051417/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:51:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2051376/posts Pope Benedict receives PM Nouri Al-Maliki Vatican City, Jul 25, 2008 / 10:31 am (CNA).- Today at Castelgandolfo, the Holy Father met with Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri Kamel Al-Maliki.  During the course of their meeting, Pope Benedict stressed the need to end violence in the country, and received an invitation to visit Iraq. According to a press release from the Vatican, their discussion, “provided an opportunity to examine a number of fundamental aspects of the situation in Iraq,” and its surrounding region.The heads of stated focused on the struggles of the “many Iraqi refugees, both inside and outside... CNA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2051376/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:48:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051045/posts Iraqi President Nouri al-Maliki, despite owing his job to Bush and McCain, presented Obama with a big fat bouquet. His assertion, in an interview with Der Spiegel, that American forces should leave Iraq “as soon as possible,” and preferably on the 16-month timeline proposed by Obama, was just what the messiah ordered — effectively tossing McCain under one of those metaphorical buses the 2008 campaign seems to produce by the fleet. Now, let me be clear about my biases. I have been a supporter of the surge but not an enthusiastic one. I’ve always thought it necessary but insufficient in... National Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051045/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:18:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050924/posts In a stunning upset, Barack Obama this week won the Iraq primary. When Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki not once but several times expressed support for a U.S. troop withdrawal on a timetable that accorded roughly with Obama's 16-month proposal, he not only legitimized the plan. He relieved Obama of a major political liability by blunting the charge that, in order to appease the MoveOn left, Obama was willing to jeopardize the astonishing success of the surge and risk losing a war that is finally being won. Maliki's endorsement left the McCain campaign and the Bush administration deeply discomfited. They underestimated... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050924/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:19:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2050295/posts Rome, 23 July (AKI) - Pope Benedict XVI will meet Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki on Friday for the first time during his official visit to Italy. Al-Maliki is due to arrive in Rome on Thursday to meet his Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi on the second leg of his European visit after talks with German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, in Berlin on Tuesday. The Iraqi prime minister will meet the Pope at the pontiff's summer residence at Castelgandolfo, outside Rome. He will then hold separate talks with Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican's secretary of state. Iraq is home to the Chaldean... AKI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2050295/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:50:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049876/posts WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama got more than he bargained for from Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki barely after his military crash course in the Middle East's war zones began. The freshman senator, making only his second trip to Iraq in two years, after a quick tutorial visit to Afghanistan (his first), got a well-timed campaign gift from Maliki, who embraced his plan to withdraw U.S. combat troops 16 months after taking office. In an interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel, Maliki refused to take sides in the race, but, when asked about Obama's pullout timeline, he said, "Whoever is... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049876/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:19:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049616/posts It's usually a bad idea for one democratic country to meddle in another democratic country's election. But the boost Prime Minister Maliki of Iraq just gave to Senator Obama in the American campaign has to be one of the most stunning pieces of political nerve in memory. It could have been a disastrous visit by the Democrat to Baghdad. Mr. Maliki could have left his meeting with Mr. Obama and said, "If America does what Mr. Obama wants and announces to our enemies when it will leave Iraq, Al Qaeda will regain the ground it has lost here, my country... The New York Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049616/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:54:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049177/posts BAGHDAD, July 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama did not raise his plan to withdraw troops from Iraq within 16 months in his talks on Monday with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the Iraqi government's spokesman said. "This issue, we do not discuss ... ," spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh told reporters when asked if Obama had brought up the 16-month timeframe. Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049177/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:24:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048480/posts The statement by an aide to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki calling his remarks in Der Spiegel "misinterpreted and mistranslated" followed a call to the prime minister's office from U.S. government officials in Iraq. Maliki had expressed support for a withdrawal plan similar to that of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama in an interview with Der Speigel. U.S. troops should leave Iraq "As soon as possible, as far as we're concerned," Maliki had said. "U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama talks about 16 months. That, we think, would be the right timeframe for a withdrawal, with the possibility of slight... WaPo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048480/posts#comment Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:04:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048359/posts BAGHDAD, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki denied that he has released statements backing a plan of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama which sets a timeframe for possible U.S. troops withdrawal from Iraq, the government's spokesman said on Sunday. Ali al-Dabbagh said in a statement that Maliki's statements to German magazine Der Spiegel "have been misunderstood and mistranslated and were not conveyed accurately regarding the vision of Senator Barack Obama on the timeframe for U.S. forces withdrawal from Iraq." Chinaview.cn http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048359/posts#comment Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:16:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2048369/posts Headlines: Maliki backs Obama's exit plan Obama Campaign Welcomes Maliki Support for TimetableWhite House sends press corps al-Maliki praise for Obama planIraqi PM says US should leave as soon as possibleMaliki Doesn't Endorse Obama Troop Withdrawal Plan (Update1)Iraqi Prime Minister backs plan to withdraw British and US troops ... http://www.enewsreference.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2048369/posts#comment Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:45:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048298/posts BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki did not back the plan of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq and his comments to a German magazine on the issue were misunderstood, the government's spokesman said on Sunday. Ali al-Dabbagh said in a statement that Maliki's remarks to Der Spiegel were translated incorrectly. The German magazine said on Saturday that Maliki supported Obama's proposal that U.S. troops should leave Iraq within 16 months. The interview was released on Saturday. "U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama talks about 16 months. That, we think, would be the right time... The Clackamas Review/Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048298/posts#comment Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:46:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048222/posts The White House this afternoon accidentally sent to its extensive distribution list a Reuters story headlined "Iraqi PM backs Obama troop exit plan - magazine." The story relayed how Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told the German magazine Der Spiegel that "he supported prospective U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's proposal that U.S. troops should leave Iraq within 16 months … ‘U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama talks about 16 months. That, we think, would be the right timeframe for a withdrawal, with the possibility of slight changes,'" the prime minister said. The White House employee had intended to send the... ABC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048222/posts#comment Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:35:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048212/posts A German magazine quoted Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki as saying that he backed a proposal by presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq within 16 months. Nuri al-Maliki told Der Spiegel that he favors a "limited" tenure for coalition troops in Iraq. Nuri al-Maliki told Der Spiegel that he favors a "limited" tenure for coalition troops in Iraq. "U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama talks about 16 months," he said in an interview with Der Spiegel that was released Saturday. "That, we think, would be the right time frame for a withdrawal, with the... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048212/posts#comment Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:45:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048200/posts Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told a German magazine that he supports Barack Obama’s plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq within 16 months of taking office. The apparent endorsement of a cornerstone of Obama’s foreign policy drew swift praise from the Obama camp. But the White House stressed that any timelines are contingent on “security gains” in the region. “U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama talks about 16 months. That, we think, would be the right timeframe for a withdrawal, with the possibility of slight changes,” al-Maliki told the magazine Der Spiegel. He said he wants U.S. troops to leave... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048200/posts#comment Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:12:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048204/posts ARLINGTON, Va., July 19 /Standard Newswire/ -- Today, McCain 2008 Senior Foreign Policy Advisor Randy Scheunemann issued the following statement: "The difference between John McCain and Barack Obama is that Barack Obama advocates an unconditional withdrawal that ignores the facts on the ground and the advice of our top military commanders. John McCain believes withdrawal must be based on conditions on the ground. Prime Minister Maliki has repeatedly affirmed the same view, and did so again today. Timing is not as important as whether we leave with victory and honor, which is of no apparent concern to Barack Obama. The... Standard NewsWire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048204/posts#comment Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:21:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047994/posts BERLIN (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told a German magazine he supported prospective U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's proposal that U.S. troops should leave Iraq within 16 months. In an interview with Der Spiegel released on Saturday, Maliki said he wanted U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq as soon as possible. "U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama talks about 16 months. That, we think, would be the right timeframe for a withdrawal, with the possibility of slight changes." Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047994/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:08:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042038/posts Iraq said for the first time today that it wanted to set a timetable for the withdrawal of US troops from its territory. US President George Bush has long resisted any set schedule for pulling his 145,000 soldiers out of Iraq, arguing that it would play into the hands of insurgents. But an emboldened Nouri al-Maliki, the Shia prime minister who last week boasted he had crushed terrorism in Iraq, suggested it was time to start setting timelines. “The current trend is to reach an agreement on a memorandum of understanding either for the departure of the forces or a... The Times (London) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042038/posts#comment Mon, 7 Jul 2008 21:27:21 GMT