Iraq: Sadr, Maliki, Shahristani and the Premiershipnote

Radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr is said to have foiled a meeting it was expected to be held this week between PM Nouri Al-Maliki and former Iraqi PM Ayad Allawi. The following 388-word report sheds light on the subject and tells how Al-Sadr foiled Maliki-Allawi meeting. It also tells what about a meeting Al-Sadr held with Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein Al-Shahristani in Qom in Iran.