Iraq: Maliki, Shiite extremists and the Saudi initiativenote

Iraqi Shiite extremist leaders are said to have begun rallying behind Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki to foil a Saudi initiative to settle the government issue in Iraq. The following 465-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the position of Al-Maliki and that of the Kurds. It also tells what about the position of the US State Department.