Online Articles
Posts: 271
Joined: 11/9/2004
Status: offline
|
Maliki’s government is in denial
By Mohammed al-Shaboot
Azzaman, September 6, 2007
The government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is in total denial about the daily killings, the uprooting of millions of Iraqis, the impoverishment of almost the whole country and even the imminent imploding of a whole nation.
Maliki’s government was formed about a year and half ago. It included 35 ministers to signal its national unity character. The parliament gave it confidence because he made a pledge to reach out to all factions and sects in the country and lead the path to national reconciliation.
But the course of events shows that Maliki has honored none of these promises.
This government’s performance has alienated many Iraqis and forced nearly half of its members to boycott it. And despite its devastating performance, Maliki goes about his work as if he is leading a representative government with an impressive record.
The government Maliki leads fails the simplest test necessary to measure the success of any government in the world. It is weaker than the militia force of any of the political factions in the country. Its authority hardly goes beyond the U.S.-protected Green Zone in Baghdad. It cannot provide proper public services. It has drastically failed to reinstate security.
Maliki’s government is practically non-existent and if we were in a country with a sound political system, it should have resigned long time ago. The fact that Maliki lingers on is an added signal of the damage he is determined to inflict on the country’s political process.
Maliki’s administration only exists within the limited circles of unelected advisers known for their loyalty rather than efficiency. On these advisers he is showering privileges and powers that make them even stronger than the ministers in his own government.
Some of Maliki’s aides exercise even legislative and executive powers. These ‘yes men’ have isolated the government and estranged political factions that once were keen to join its ranks.
This is the reason why our prime minister’s conscience is in total denial of the astronomical figures of civilian casualties and millions of refugees who have fled the country or are languishing in camps inside it.
source: http://www.azzaman.com/english/index.asp?fname=opinion%5C2007-09-06%5Cop.htm
|
Main Page
Log In
Register
Printable Version
Maliki’s government is in denial - 
New Messages
No New Messages
Hot Topic w/ New Messages
Hot Topic w/o New Messages
Locked w/ New Messages
Locked w/o New Messages
Post New Thread