Condoleezza Rice took pains to insist today that the U.S. “would not support a policy that would prevent investigations” in Iraq of government officials for corruption charges. But she repeatedly demurred from passing judgment on a decree signed by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s office manager, which was provided to the House oversight committee by former top corruption judge Radhi Hamza al-Radhi. In that document, Maliki informs corruption judges that his approval is required before bringing charges against practically any senior government official. Here’s the document (pdf), signed April 1, 2007:
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