"Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's office Thursday accepted the resignation of an aide who had told a reporter that Maliki was considering a limited amnesty that would likely include guerrillas who had attacked U.S. troops, the aide said. The aide, Adnan Ali al-Kadhimi, stood by his account, reported in Thursday's issue of The Washington Post. Kadhimi said Maliki himself had indicated the same position less directly in public.
"The prime minister himself has said that he is ready to give amnesty to the so-called resistance, provided they have not been involved in killing Iraqis," Kadhimi said Thursday.
The Iraqis tried to say they were misquoted, but that doesn't seem to be the case. What would you expect right wing politicians who just hate the word "amnesty" to say about this proposal? Duncan has their answers:
Ted Stevens: "IF THAT'S AMNESTY, I'M FOR IT"...read on
