Iraq’s prime minister bristles at U.S. warnings Al-Jaafari blasts ambassador’s remarks, rails against political interference Iraq’s Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari angrily dismissed on Tuesday U.S. warnings to shun sectarianism in the country’s new government, saying Iraqis would not accept interference in their affairs. Speaking after talks with British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, who echoed the U.S. call for a government of national unity in Iraq, the normally calm and diplomatic Jaafari said Iraq knew its own best interests. “When someone asks us whether we want a sectarian government the answer is ’no we do not want a sectarian government’ — not because the U.S. ambassador says so or issues a warning,” he told a news conference. “We do not need anybody to remind us, thank you.”Geez Al, after all we've done? You need to cooperate a little more and we might stick around and let you hold your power for a little while. Or we could just pullout
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
al-Jaafari to Bush; Butt Out!
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