Kurdish lawmaker denies reports on describing (Iraq PM) Maliki as ‘new Saddam’

[sabra]

Source: Voice of Iraq

ARBIL / Aswat al-Iraq: Deputy speaker of the Kurdish parliament, Kamal Karkouki, denied what the Associated Press quoted on his criticisms of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, asserting that he had not held any interview with the AP regarding this issue.

Karkouki told Aswat al-Iraq news agency that he did not met with any AP correspondent or hold an interview with any news agency regarding this issue.

The Associated Press had quoted Karkouki on February 14 as saying “We are trying to stop al-Maliki through peaceful means. I think he is a dangerous man. He is dangerous to Iraq and to democracy. He is another Saddam in Iraq.”

The statements flared up anger reactions among Iraqi political leaders.

Read more: http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=108273

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AP article:

http://www.salon.com/wires/ap/world/2009/02/14/D96BI8AO0_ml_iraq_unhappy_kurds/index.html

Iraqi Kurds want US help to avoid war with Arabs

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"We try to stop him (al-Maliki) peacefully, but I think he is a dangerous man," said Kamal Kirkuki, deputy speaker of the regional Kurdish parliament. "He is dangerous for Iraq. He is dangerous for democracy. He is a second Saddam in Iraq."

[shadowknows69]

1. Well. he is.