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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki answers reporters' questions during a news conference with U.S. President Barack Obama in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House December 12, 2011 in Washington, DC.
Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011

Open quoteI do not allow myself and others to bargain over Iraqi blood.Close quote

  • NOURI AL-MALIKI,
  • Iraqi Prime Minister, urging Kurdish authorities to hand over the Sunni Vice President, Tariq al-Hashemi, who is accused of running hit squads that targeted government officials
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