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Iraq

Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi says he will resign

2019-11-29

[CNN] Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi will resign after nearly two months of anti-government protests, according to a statement from his office.
CNN posts actual news? Wonder how this fits in with impeachment?
People set off fireworks as they celebrated his resignation in Baghdad's Tahrir Square, after anti-government protests, which began on October 1, swept through the country against alleged government corruption and Iranian involvement in the country's affairs.
So now the Persians know how long it'll take.
In the statement, Abdul Mahdi said he would submit a resignation request to parliament "to consider its options, with the knowledge that those near and far are aware that I had already made this decision known."
Originally he was gonna resign by the end of the year, which would have given him time for his financial arrangements and to buy his plane ticket.
He called on Iraq's government to "act in the interests of Iraq; to preserve the blood of its people; and to avoid slipping into a cycle of violence, chaos and devastation."
Yesterday he sent General al-Shammary to "restore order" in the south. He did that by shooting everybody in sight. Shammary was recalled that very evening. Now AAM announces his resignation the very next day.
Abdul Mahdi said his resignation was in response to the Friday sermon of Iraq's top Shiite holy man, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, who referenced the "failure of respective agencies to handle developments over the past two months."
"Ummm-allah-ballah-wallah! The PM's a bloody-handed crook! Inshallah! It is written! Salami, salami, baloney!"
Abdul Mahdi had initially agreed to resign on October 31 on the condition that a successor was agreed to replace him.
CNN reports. He agreed to resign on October 31st, target date the end of the year.

DAYS OF VIOLENCE
The news comes after the Iranian consulate in the southern city of Najaf was attacked on Wednesday. Mahdi ordered an investigation on Thursday into the deaths of at least 31 people.
An indignant populace attacked it and burned it to the ground.
More than 1,000 people were maimed over three days of demonstrations across Iraq from November 26 to November 28, the country's Independent High Commission for Human Rights said Thursday.
Previously, one poor guy was shot in the head with a tear gas cannister.
In total, around 380 people have been killed and 17,745 injured in Iraq since the protests began, according to Ali al-Bayati, a member of the Independent High Commission for Human Rights of Iraq. Protesters have demanded the government step down and hold early elections under direct supervision of the United Nations
...a formerly good idea gone bad...
, activists told CNN.
Something for Jimmy Carter to do once the swelling goes down in his brain...
Many Iraqis blame the current political parties in power for their economic hardship.
At least the Iranians can blame the Great Satan and our sanctions. All the Iraqis have is the rapacity of their politicians--the ones they elected.
Officials have imposed curfews, internet blackouts, and deployed lethal force in attempts to quash the protests. The government said it only shoots when attacked, but demonstrators have disputed that.
And posted videos to back them up.

Posted by:Fred

#1 His resignation will become effective as soon as his replacement copters in from Tehran. Thanks boosh...

Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-11-29 12:21

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