Sunday, February 14, 2010

Truest statement of the week II

In just the last week, Mr. Maliki's government has acted with, at best, disputed legal authority. In Diyala Province, a leading candidate from one of the main blocs challenging Mr. Maliki's political coalition, known as State of Law, was arrested Sunday night by special forces sent from Baghdad only days after he took part in a recorded debate in which he criticized the security forces. Warrants are said to have been issued for five other members of that province's legislature on charges that remain unclear.

-- Steven Lee Myers and Anthony Shadid, "Leader Faulted on Using Army in Iraqi politics" (New York Times).
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