A Top Iraqi Politician Condemns U.S. Over Iran
From the BBC: "One of Iraq's most powerful Shia politicians has condemned the arrest of Iranians by US forces in Iraq as an attack on the country's sovereignty." The BBC called this "the strongest expression yet of Iraq's concern about the US approach to Iran." This, from the cleric whom Bush embraced so fervently last month.
Rock Solid JournalismBBC: One of Iraq’s most powerful Shia politicians has condemned the arrest of Iranians by U.S. forces in Iraq as an attack on the country’s sovereignty.
The comments by Abdel Aziz al-Hakim, made in a BBC interview, are seen as the strongest expression yet of Iraq’s concern about the U.S. approach to Iran.
They follow two recent U.S. raids in which Iranians were arrested.
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