Ed Rogers----leadiing effort to oust Maliki (works for Blackwill)

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http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=3521820
Pushing for a New Leader in Iraq
Former Top Bush Officials Lobby for Maliki to Be Replaced; White House Denies Any Link
By JAKE TAPPER and AVERY MILLER

WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 24, 2007 —

President Bush's former envoy to Iraq, Ambassador Robert Blackwill, is running a major behind-the-scenes lobbying push for former Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi  who seeks to remove and replace current Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki.

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This week, he signed a contract for $300,000 for six months' work with the powerhouse Republican lobbying firm Barbour Griffith & Rogers to "provide strategic counsel and representation" for Allawi before the "U.S. government, Congress, media and others."

'Time Is Running Out for Prime Minister Maliki'

Blackwill, the firm's president, will lead the effort along with Ed Rogers, a former top White House aide to President George H.W. Bush. Others at the firm include a major Bush fundraiser, Lanny Griffith, and former top Bush administration officials, such as Philip Zelikow, a former adviser to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

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Today, the White House insisted it has nothing to do with Allawi's push for power.

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It also remains an open question in this tale of Beltway intrigue what Allawi is getting for that money. Neither Allawi nor Barbour Griffith & Rogers agreed to comment to ABC News.

Stephanie Smith and Jon D. Garcia contributed to this report.

Copyright © 2007 ABC News Internet Ventures

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1. "Remove and replace"? Isn't Iraq a democracy now? "A sovereign

nation?" How does remove and replace jibe with that?

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2. shussssss. its a secret

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4. Maliki is a doomed.

How did Allawi get so much $$$ to buy a RWing Lobby Firm?

Busholini has no doubt signed off on this plot to get rid of al Maliki, while lying in public that he supports the man, "A good guy".

Research Allawi & see what sort of person these RWing Assholes are promoting.


“Allawi has been described as “Saddam lite.” In 2004, he handcuffed and blindfolded six suspected terrorists and shot them in the head with a pistol. Now, with frustrations mounting against current prime minister Maliki, the administration may be using that as an opportunity to usher in its reliable ally Allawi.” spanone

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3. A parliamentary form of government can fall, with the executive replaced

when support for the leadership of the Prime Minister in Parliament drops too low. With about half of his Cabinet empty because of the formal withdrawal of different parties from his government or informal boycott of Cabinet meetings from other parties, it seems very likely that Maliki would not survive a no-confidence motion if the Iraqi Parliament were now in session. His term would end in 2010 but in theory he can be replaced anytime. When Parliament reconvenes next month he should be history. His predecessor did not last even this long.

Americans resent the idea of foreign influence in their elections, but we think its natural for our political consultants --all with partisan affiliations-- to be active in other countries. Watching Our Brand Is Crisis shows our (Democratic) carny barkers in action in Bolivia; their defeat is a beautiful thing to see, even if the victor in that election may not turn out be much of an improvement over his pro-American predecessor.

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5. "Time is running out for Malaki"?

Maybe so, but I thought that came with an election.

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6. No-Confidence Vote Looms Over Iraq's PM

No-Confidence Vote Looms Over Iraq's PM, CBS News exclusive:

The ...CBS News has learned that on July 15, they plan to ask for a no-confidence vote in the Iraqi parliament as the first step to bringing down the government of ...

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/07/07/eveningnews/main3027794.shtml -

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7. on the bright side for Malaki

a vote of no confidence is better than getting assassinated.