Iraq: US attempts to remove Shahristani from the Oil Ministrynote

The US embassy in Baghdad is said to be organizing a large-scale campaign to prevent Hussein Al-Shahristani from remaining Oil Minister in the new government in Iraq. The following 405-word report sheds light on this campaign and tells what about the position of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. It also tells what about the reaction of Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki.