Iraq Cabinet: Saudi 'Responsible' for Militant Financing
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Saudi Arabia should be held responsible for militant financing and crimes committed by insurgent groups in Iraq, the Baghdad government charged on Tuesday.
Comments from Riyadh indicates it is "siding with terrorism", the cabinet said in a statement issued by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's office.
"We strongly condemn this stance," the statement read.
"We hold it (Saudi Arabia) responsible for what these groups are receiving in terms of financial and moral support."
It continued: "The Saudi government should be held responsible for the dangerous crimes committed by these terrorist groups."
The statement came just days after Saudi Arabia and Qatar blamed "sectarian" policies by Iraq's Shiite-led government against the Sunni Arab minority for the unrest that has swept the country.
The unrest "could not have taken place if it was not for the sectarian and exclusionary policies implemented in Iraq over the past years that threatened its stability and sovereignty," the Saudi government said in a statement.
In March, Maliki accused both Saudi Arabia and Qatar of supporting terrorism in Iraq.
17 June 2014, 15:45
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is there anything strange about a possible Saudi involvement? why is it OK to have Iranians and hizbushaitan involved but not others?
terrorism is terrorism, and both sides can play the same game.
while iran is discussing the region with the US, the Iranians advised they want Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, as well as Pakistan and Afghanistan.
what is going on is a reminder to iran they have nothing, not even Iraq which has been invaded by a terrorist group in just a few days, nearly breaking the line between iran and Syria.
17 June 2014, 20:09
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the only najas are you, your family and the like. a terrorist thug you are and a terrorist thug you will die.
17 June 2014, 15:50
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the same way iran is not just funding but sending its own terrorists to Iraq and Syria :)
today another Iranian general died in Syria.
17 June 2014, 16:30
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Holocaust replica 100%. See 40s pics in europe.
Gas chambers next. Hitler used chambers cause he could not find enough mass shooters. Most lost it due to ptsd.
17 June 2014, 16:30
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Malaki & Co. deflecting. Trying to shift the blame for their secterian policies.
When they decided to sideline the Sunni community and remove the Sunni leaders who successfully fought Al Qaeda between 2006-2008; what did they expect? The US was only successful in defeating these animals when they enlisted local support.
17 June 2014, 16:48
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while assad and iran NEVER sponsored any islamist terrorist groups ma hek? LOL they are just poor victims of a zionist plot LOL
17 June 2014, 17:03
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The cannibal so called KSA will soon be brought to justice and Mecca will be in the hands of the righteous
17 June 2014, 17:03
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In general I agree with your analysis save for the following. I don't think you need a stronger leader to stand against those crazies. What you need is a unified front.
It worked to an extent in Lebanon where the cabinet is a uniformed front.
In Syria there is no united front. The Assad regime is a dictatorship that cannot unify the country.
As for Iraq Maliki has decided to rule alone and fill his pockets. Not only did he alienate the Sunnis and the Kurds but he even pushed away Al Sadr and Al Hakim.
What those country need is a social contract between the main components of the country.
The way things are heading in Lebanon. But the moment one party wants to dominate the other, extremism will come back running.
17 June 2014, 17:04
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So Saudi funds Sunni terrorists, Iran funds Shia terrorists ... what's the difference ! Just nuke both countries already and get rid of the leadership.
Same filth, different "sect" !
17 June 2014, 17:15
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Wahabism and Khomeinism are to Islam, what Fascism and Nazism are to European humanism.
17 June 2014, 17:44
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I guess we need our own World War 3, Arab version then to put an end to it and mature.
Seriously, how many wars do idiots have to fight before they realise religion, fanatism, radicalism, terrorism and extremism have no possible future in this world ?
17 June 2014, 19:27
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@Iranipatriot : you must be mistaking me for Aoun... Now blow yourself up in the name of KalashAllah !
17 June 2014, 18:51
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Raise your hand if you're surprised that Saudi Arabia is financing terrorism? Anybody? Anybody?
17 June 2014, 19:38
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Lol @ stupid remarks. The Sunnis have dominated Islam for centuries and look where it got them. Now they claim being terrorized by the 10 percent minority. That is the problem with you people. You have failed and now fall behind even the African continent. It's time to let go cannibals!
17 June 2014, 23:53
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Actually it is for him. He's a Salafist terrorist and the issue concerns him.
17 June 2014, 20:10
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Great input, Salafist terrorist. How many human hearts have you feasted on recently?
17 June 2014, 20:18
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All,
On this forum, most of us are obviously educated and can express ourselves in a clear way.None of us is happy with what is happening in the Middle East today. I am sure we all love our country Lebanon in our ways. And we want the best for Syria and Iraq. We also want a just solution in Palestine.
We are all disgusted with ISIL's extremism, massacres and takfirism. We want justice in Palestine and we think that US policies in the Middle East were, to say the least, not fair.
We are also great believers in freedom of expression, cultural and social freedoms and democracy.
Where we differ is in how to tackle the immense problems we are facing. If this is the case then what I suggest on this particular story's comments is to try to find together a workable plan that could get us to the sort of Lebanon that we all aspire to live in.
Happy to read your point of view.
17 June 2014, 20:30
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It would be great if we can be positive, put our emotions aside and prove to ourselves that we are not only sarcastic and insulting but also constructive citizens. I know that our avatars permit us to "n'fesh khelekna" but for once only this once, let's write something that will leave us with something to think about for the night.
17 June 2014, 21:52
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But at times like now, I stop the blame game, and I wonder if Lebanon can still regain this political, economic and social stability. And this is why I am asking the anonymous contributor to this forum for their views. I want to believe that there is still hope.
17 June 2014, 20:56
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Thank you anonymetexasusa for this. But let me try and go beyond the quandary we are in today.
I want to be an advocate of those on the forum that support Hezbollah, Iran and Assad.
I would say that they are literate and have a good command of English. They are disgusted by ISIL not because ISIL are Sunnis but because ISIL is committing massacres and are behaving in inhumane ways and also their takfiri ideology condemns other human beings to death just because they are not supporters of their ideology.
I would say that they respect, embrace and enjoy life, (Wolves mention of Freddy Mercury up there, the avatar of lebpatriot2323, etc.).
They do not condemn Western culture, political and economic systems but condemn Western policies towards the Middle East.
17 June 2014, 20:58
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They are not Hezbollah members but admire Hezbollah's actions and policies. They are sure that Hezbollah and Syria did not murder Rafic Hariri but that it was a Zionist plot to destabilize the resistance against Israel.
17 June 2014, 21:01
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This is why I am asking myself, you and everyone here to go beyond our differences and post an opinion, a paragraph, a road map on what kind of Lebanon she or he wants and how do we get there together.
17 June 2014, 21:33
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@ TEXY Bahahahahaha! Taqiya again! Yes Yes Taqiya everywhere! MUAHAHAHA....Ur such a douche your ULTIMATE FAIL agreement because of your swiss cheese logic always lands back on TAQIYA! Lmaooooo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg66kwRnOpw
have a nice day Scarcrow :)
17 June 2014, 21:37
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Thank you for this contribution but I am more optimistic about people in general and about Lebanese and Iraqis in particular.
All Iraqis I have met are truly patriotic and non-sectarian. They all love their country and hate to identify themselves by their sect, unlike us Lebanese.
They have a lot of pride in their history, their land and their professions, like the Lebanese.
Generalization is dangerous but that is the first thing that comes to my mind.
17 June 2014, 21:49
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One more thing and to be totally frank with everyone on this forum, in 2000 when our land was liberated, I was proud and I thought Hezbollah were heros.
Moreover, when the Syrian army occupied Lebanon, with the world's consent, Lebanon enjoyed a few years of stability and economic growth. Yes I did not enjoy the occupation but I greatly enjoyed the stability, rediscovered my country and went about my work.
Then after 2006, hope to build a new country evaporated and everything imploded.
17 June 2014, 21:54
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But at times like now, I stop the blame game, and I wonder if Lebanon can still regain this political, economic and social stability. And this is why I am asking the anonymous contributor to this forum for their views. I want to believe that there is still hope.
17 June 2014, 22:02
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@ Machia with well thoughtful individuals like yourself their is always hope my friend. The Phoenix will raise again and Lebanon will be the envy of the world! Even though we may differ on some political stance I respect you and the manner of your discourse. Have a nice day Machia
BTW Texy will not doubt call what I just stated Shia Taqiya LOL ;)
17 June 2014, 20:58
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Funny statement this, because Muqtadā al-Ṣadr, Sayed Ammar Al Hakim and Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani were all blaming Maliki's dictatorship for the deteriorating security situation in Iraq shortly before ISIL seized Mosel, I guess they also are to blame. It's a happy coincidence for Maliki that this happened when everyone especially the Shiite leaders were looking to replace him as PM after he failed to secure a clear majority in the election.
17 June 2014, 22:19
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Loads of taqiya BS like usual, every iraqis know that ksa actually financed since 2009 the sahawat fighting isis.
Bashar was financing and training isis since 2003 in irak while Iran was training and helping shia terrorist militias.
This is the real reason of the chaos in Iraq :
http://youtu.be/kLN4UtzgS7M
http://youtu.be/BZj0FZ_lkro
18 June 2014, 00:48
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i love iranian lackeys' logic : KSA finances FSA that fights ISIS but finance ISIS as well, they financed sahawat that fought ISIS but ksa finance ISIS as well, they finance alqaeda but is at war with the terrorism at the same time...
Dahieh boys really believe all the BS that their baba Nasrana give them...
18 June 2014, 01:01
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Jihadist terrorist fight over loot to steal and women to rape all the time. It's not that hard for you radical Salafists to imagine.
