Al-Maliki dissatisfied with the British policy in Iraqnote

British PM Gordon Brown paid a visit to Baghdad on 17/12/08 and met with PM Nuri Al-Maliki. Reports from Baghdad suggest that there were differences between the Iraqi and British sides over political, security and oil issues, and that Al-Maliki told Brown that it would be difficult for him to convince his allies of the British policy in Iraq. The following 373-word newswire focuses on the Iraqi government’s dissatisfaction and tells what is causing it.