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Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi speaks at a news conference in Arbil, north of Baghdad, Iraq on December 20, 2011.
Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011

Open quoteI swear by God I didn't do this disobedience against Iraqi blood, and I would never do this. Close quote

  • TARIQ AL-HASHIMI,
  • Iraq Vice President, rebutting charges that he ordered his security guards to assassinate government officials; al-Hashimi maintains that Shi'ite-backed security forces induced the guards into false confessions
Photo: Reuters | Source: NY Times