The Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has responded to the recent protests by the Iraqi people by giving the Iraqi government 100 days to eliminate its corruption or be fired. After the 100 days are up, the ministers will be assessed and changes will be made based on them. The police in the country have responded violently to protesters at a saturday funeral, opening fire on a rowdy crowd and wounding some of the protesters. There have been many other clashes across the country between protesters and police forces that have resulted in many people being wounded or killed. The Prime Minister has called for investigations into these cases as well as urged the protesters to stop what they are doing because he claims that former members of the Hussein government are leading the protests so that they can overthrow the current government and regain power.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/02/27/iraq.politics/index.html
Alex Damske
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