Maliki Removes Key Army Chiefs, Appoints Own Son -- Rudow
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq's embattled Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has pushed his military chiefs into early retirement and placed his own son in charge of the army.
The news was leaked to various Iraqi media outlets on Saturday.
"On the order of the prime minister, the supreme commander of the ground forces, Ali Ghedan, has retired from office," a source with the Iraqi defense ministry said.
The source added that the retirement was "a direct consequence of the fall of Mosul," into the hands of the jihadist militants.
Iraq’s second-largest city fell to the insurgents almost a month ago, beginning a dominoes fall of cities and territory that has the rebels in control of a third of the country.
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Update #1: Maliki Places Son In Charge of Iraqi Army -- Breitbart
Update #2: Rise of ‘Hamoudi’: is Maliki’s son the new Uday? -- Al Arabiya
My Comment: WTF !?!?!?!
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Vespasian put Titus in charge of suppressing the Jewish revolt.
It can work. At least it did in ancient and medieval times (to prevent rebellion).
But the circumstance are not the same.
Neither Maliki nor his son have the campaigning experience.
Although Maliki did force the issue taking command in HQ at or near the scene in Sadr city and Basrah. But back then he was backed up by the U.S.
Hew as fight Sadr at the time, which is vastly different than fighting ISIS. Sadr is a fat, overweening bully. He can't stand toe to toe when the chips are down.
If the junior Maliki had some rank before this honestly earned and had been blooded as a lieutenant, capt, major or colonel, this could work. if Maliki jr had worked hos way up to colonel through merit in 16 years or so, this could work.
Sistani and other prominent clerics want Maliki gone. So this is how Maliki Sr protects himself from internal Shia politics (from legitimate politics and expression from others).
It will buy him time to remain PM (a few weeks a few months?). But the external Sunni threat is not going away
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