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Iraq
Maliki: We will not allow the establishment of another Israel in northern Iraq
2017-09-20
[ALMASDARNEWS] Kurdistan Region’s parliament has fired back at Iraqi Vice President Nouri al-Maliki after remarks he made on Israeli support of the region’s planned referendum on independence from Iraq.

Following a meeting with U.S. ambassador to Baghdad, Douglas A. Silliman, Maliki said in a statement that the referendum, slated for September 25th has to be "cancelled or postponed for being unconstitutional," adding that the controversial vote does not serve Iraqis’ or Kurds’ interests.

"We will not allow the establishment of another Israel in northern Iraq," he said in the statement. He was presumably alluding to Tel Aviv’s open, official support for the anticipated poll.
More likely he was alluding to the fact that Kurdistan wouldn't be an Arab state.
Reacting to the statements, Kurdish parliament’s deputy speaker Jaafar Imniki said in a statement that Maliki’s remarks "come from a unique dictator who is the source of all atrocities and tragedies that had befallen Iraqis," as he put it.

Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu had said his country had a "positive attitude" towards Kurds’ secession plans.

Maliki has been a vocal opponent to the referendum.

Posted by:Fred

#5  Sunnis in Iraq should also have their own country.

Sunnis in Iran should also have their own country.







Posted by: lord garth   2017-09-20 10:25  

#4  It wouldn't be another Israel, Nouri - but it will have some Israeli weapons
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-09-20 05:59  

#3  And who is "we"?
Posted by: newc   2017-09-20 02:34  

#2  More that this is not under the auspice of strict Sunni governance or more economic?

I tend to think you will never let the Kurds go after they have protected YOU ALL. I think you will use these useful Warriors to stabalize your regions and then discard them.

WELLLL, Not GOD.
No one says things cannot work the way they were except for the Autonomy and Authority of those Whom could and may still protect you.

An Israel full of Moslems, Whom I Love by the way./ Since World War One.

Maybe wrong timing, but again, when ever do My Kurds get a Break?
Posted by: newc   2017-09-20 02:33  

#1  Isn't "Northern Iraq", Turkey?
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-09-20 00:07