Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Iraqi Leader Meets Obama, Calls For U.S. Troops' Exit

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki took advantage of Sen. Barack Obama's internationally watched visit Monday to set a 2 1/2 -year timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq.

So much for the assertions that Maliki's earlier comments calling for a timeline for withdrawal were mistranslated... even Pravda on the Hudson has called bullshit on that one.

-- Badtux the Snarky Penguin

1 comment:

  1. Well, that and Der Spiegel has a policy of allowing interview subjects the opportunity to proofread and "correct" interviews before they appear. So, if it was indeed a "misquote," then Maliki failed to correct it twice.

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