Allawi: I love Saddam and Muqtada al-Sadr for their courage.. Al-Maliki must apologize and return the money
Allawi: I love Saddam and Muqtada al-Sadr for their courage.. Al-Maliki must apologize and return the money
2024-01-06 05:44
Shafaq News/ Former Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said that he “loves” former regime president Saddam Hussein and the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, for their courage, while he called on the head of the State of Law coalition, Nouri al-Maliki, to apologize to the Iraqis and return the money.
Allawi’s speech came in the “First Line” program, which was broadcast by the Saudi MBC channel last night, and was followed by Shafaq News Agency.
Allawi said, “I am not grateful to America for overthrowing Saddam’s regime, because it destroyed the Iraqi state,” adding, “I did not want war, nor the American tank, nor the dissolution of the Iraqi army, nor the de-Baathification, nor political sectarianism.”
When asked by the program presenter about Saddam Hussein, Allawi said, “I love Saddam Hussein because he is brave and bold, and he was loyal to his friends, his party, and his country.”
Regarding former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Allawi said, “Maliki must return the money and apologize to the Iraqi people for everything he did.”
He continued, “I love Muqtada al-Sadr and his courage, and I ask him to reconsider his approach and those close to him who deal with him, because many of them were not up to the level of responsibility.”
Allawi also called on the former Deputy Prime Minister, Tariq Al-Hashemi, wanted by the Iraqi judiciary, to “apologize to him and Osama Al-Nujaifi, the former Speaker of Parliament.”
He concluded by saying, “I say to Paul Bremer, do not come to Iraq, neither now nor in the future,” adding, “I would prefer Iraq to be ruled by Saddam Hussein than Paul Bremer.”
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