U.S. newspaper: money and religion is not the cause of the big divisions in Iraq
U.S. newspaper: money and religion is not the cause of the big divisions in Iraq
Posted, April 3, 2014 20:18
BAGHDAD / translation Baghdadi News / .. personal attacks and sectarian bias and escalating violence with the approaching elections in Iraq refers to one case is that the divisions in the oil-rich country has become a template ready. According to the sentiments, Wednesday, newspaper International Times Bazenz U.S..
The provinces are in this country is going through a revolution demanding a greater share of oil revenues in the country and third parts of the country demanding greater autonomy from Baghdad, while the Anbar province, outside the scope of government control, but at the time fueling the religious sectarianism more problems in the country Nacherbana what lies beneath the headlines The division is the largest in the country is the result of a struggle over power and money, not religion.
Maliki when he came to power in 2006, tried to tighten its grip When it took office more than seven years the country was fragmented and was seen as a weak leader and the violence gripping most of the country’s provinces while living of the Iraqi economy in disarray.
But after the rush policy for U.S. forces in 2008 and the victory over regional militias Maliki proceeded to tighten the grip of power in Baghdad.
And the surprise of many observers of Iraq that al-Maliki was able quickly to put many of the institutions under the control of the courts and the security services as well as the state media and the Treasury under his control, but the centralization of power and money is precisely what lies behind the malaise currently in Iraq, provinces are upset with that up to a third of Iraq’s provinces, including Anbar are looking for some kind of independence along the lines of the Kurdistan region.
Has raised the issue of autonomy along the lines that neglected Baghdad economically hand political marginalization, and Maliki’s refusal to waive the money the provinces may hurt him and sparked chaos as happened in Anbar province, while a clash between Baghdad and Erbil to a bitter struggle to the extent of not pay the salaries of the staff of the Kurdistan Regional Government, as happened at the beginning of this year.
The resulting failure to approve the budget so far to export the Kurdistan region oil independently of the central government to Turkey.
That the policy of the central al-Maliki threatens to derail the country while sectarian titles occupies most of the newspapers, which indicates that the struggle to get a fair share of the wealth of the country is the cause of rupture of the country itself. Finished / 21 GS
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