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Article: ANALYSIS: Al-Maliki Weathering Crisis
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- September 25, 2007
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BAGHDAD - Nearly two months after Sunni Arab ministers walked, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki appears to have weathered a political crisis that once threatened to bring down his government.
Using a mix of brinkmanship, political cunning and strong U.S. support, the Shiite leader now appears to have seized the political initiative from his opponents.
"I am victorious whether I stay in office or someone else takes over the helm," al-Maliki told Alhurra television in an interview aired Monday night.
He confidently dismissed charges by his Sunni Arab critics that he was pursuing sectarian policies. And he brushed aside criticism that he has failed to win over the Arab world's ...