Iraq's Sunni vice President Tareq al-Hashemi Photo: REUTERS
Iraq Vice President Raises Prospect Of Fleeing Country -- The Telegraph
Tareq al-Hashemi, the vice president of Iraq, who is charged with running a death squad, has said he will not go to Baghdad to stand trial as he raised the prospect of fleeing the country.
Mr Hashemi, holed up at an official guesthouse of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani in the country's autonomous Kurdish region, acknowledged his guards may have carried out attacks, but he has steadfastly denied any involvement.
The warrant against Hashemi, issued nearly a week ago, has been the focus of a political row between Shiite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and the Sunni-backed Iraqiya bloc, which is a part of his national unity government and of which Hashemi is a member.
Asked if he would return to Baghdad to face trial, Mr Hashemi told AFP: "Of course not."
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My Comment: He knows that he is a marked man .... and what worse is that many Sunnis in the country now believe that eventually they will also be targeted by the Shiite dominated government in Baghdad. Is civil war rearing its ugly head in the horizon .... hmmmm .... if this crisis continues the answer will be yes.
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