Iraqi PM says Turkish remarks do not show respect

Ankara : Turkey | May 10, 2012 at 6:42 AM PDT

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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki criticized Turkey on Thursday for remarks he said did not show "mutual respect," in the latest bout of a weeks-long spat between the two neighbors. Maliki's comments came as Turkey said it would not extradite fugitive Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, who... FULL ARTICLE AT NOW Lebanon

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