Interim Iraqi president accuses Jaafari of monopolizing authority
Iraq, Politics, 7/11/2005

The Interim Iraqi President Jalal al-Talibani accused the interim Iraqi President Ibrahim al-Jaafari of monopolizing authorities in Baghdad.

In a message he addressed to Jaafari, Talibani considered that Jaafari acts on his own and that he has ignored the content and spirit of the agreement signed between the Shiite coalition and the Kurdish alliance.

Talibani expressed in his message his regret over "Jaafari's formation of ministerial committees linked to him, and converting the Kurdish ministers to non-authorized ministers." Concerning the city of Karkouk, Talibani said that Jaafari did not ask for transferring necessary money to normalize the situation in the city.

On the other hand, Jaafari criticized the American and coalition forces for opening fire at Iraqi civilians. Reports talked about opening fire at Iraqis because they had approached the American military vehicles or driving cars at high speeds near the inspection points. However, a spokesman for the American army said that the army is making investigation into such issues.

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