Iraq PM slams calls for foreign role in election
The Iraqi prime minister on Friday harshly criticized calls by his rival for international involvement in setting up a new government following the close-fought parliamentary elections, saying such a role would harm Iraq's efforts to become a self-reliant country.
Nouri al-Maliki also hinted at some sort of international plot to stage a coup through ballots, in the latest escalation of the war of words in Iraq's post-election impasse following the March 7 vote. (AP)
