THE TIMES: The winner of Iraq’s parliamentary election, who believes that he should lead the next government, fears for his life after being warned of plots to assassinate him. Ayad Allawi, the leader of the Iraqiya block, told The Times that he had received warnings from American generals and Iraqi officials about detailed plots to kill him. US forces have recently put up more concrete barriers around his house in response to the threat.
Mr Allawi, Iraq’s first Prime Minister after the US-led invasion, said that the threats against him had multiplied since the elections in March. “I got a letter from the Americans saying that there is a plot against me. Then some other friends in high positions also told me the same thing. These are evil people’s designs,” he said.
Asked who might want to kill him, he replied: “I don’t know,” but then went on to suggest that the outgoing Government of Nouri al-Maliki was aiding the work of the would-be assassins. Read on and comment >>> Oliver August, Baghdad | Monday, June 21, 2010
