AP ROME — Iraq's prime minister said security forces would have betterOnly problem.
control over their country if the United States had equipped them with more —
and better — weapons, speaking during an interview in which he was deeply
critical of Washington, an Italian daily reported Thursday. Reporter Corriere della Sera
It isn't true.
Gateway Pundit is all over this and I got this information from his incredible website:
What we have known for years, actually since I was a child (back when dirt was young), is now being documented. The press may not have just an agenda, it has the lies to back that agenda up.But, NOT ONE of the international articles included this from his press
conference (translated from Maliki's website):"We feel and know the great help the United States and
President Bush gave us (IRAQ). They rescued Iraq from oppression and
dictatorship and helped set up the current democratic government in Iraq, even
though it still needs to mature fully, and the freedom Iraqis enjoy. None of
this would have happened without the effort (of the USA) and hard work...""Our
success is Presidents Bush's success and America's success and failure will
affect both of us."Here's where we get to the truth on what was really said at the press conference...Iraqi American Haider Ajina wrote in an email on what Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki really said in his press conference:
Greetings Jim,I looked at al-Maliki's personal web page and read the official spokesperson comments. Maliki's comments were taken completely out of context and even reported inaccurately. The news first was reported by an Italian paper totally inaccurately. I will get more details and get back to you.
It is interesting that the media missed Maliki's announcement of the arrest of over 400 Mahdi army people, in spite of the strong support he has from Muktada. Maliki is doing this to show that he will punish all who do not obey the law.
By the way, Muktada's party said they will come back to the Parliament. They left, if you remember, when Maliki went to Jordan to talk with President Bush, now they are back with their tails between their legs....
Regards,Haider Ajina
Later, Haider Ajina writes back with more:
I have read the interview Maliki gave to a number of Western papers. They have taken his comments completely out of context.Maliki even accused the LA Times person of asking devilish or tricky misleading questions.
The LA Times person was trying to put words in Maliki's mouth and Maliki rebutted him.
Maliki said in his interview that Iraqis have their freedom because of the sacrifices and help of the USA and President Bush and Iraq is grateful. This they did not report.
This is Maliki's personal web page, it is not in English. The link take you directly to the interview of the 17th...
http://www.iraqi-pm.org/mukabalat.htmIt is very maddening how the papers twist what he said and even make up stuff.
Why not join the crusade to find their "holy grail" from which their
(Gateway Pundit story)
