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Allawi lashes Iraqi PM, calls him "leader of bloodsuckers"

BAGHDAD, June 10 (KUNA) - Iyad Allawi, chairman of the Iraqiya List - the second largest parliamentary bloc, lashed at Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki accusing him of hypocrisy and fabrication of charges against his (Al-Maliki's political rivals.
In remarks aired by local TV channels Friday evening, Allawi said: "Al-Maliki, the chairman of the Islamic Dawa Party (IDP), leads a group of bloodsuckers, practices lying, hypocrisy and fabrication, and relies on foreigners to remain in power." "Al-Maliki uses his stooges in the IDP to orchestrate mischievous acts such as thuggery and mercenary acts," Allawi, former prime minister, stressed.
He also accused Al-Maliki of, promoting "abominable political sectarianism, " failure to realize the government targets over the last five years and having no clear-cut platform for future action. (end) mhg.gb KUNA 110113 Jun 11NNNN