Iraq: Jenkins, Shiite Marjaiya and Maliki-Shahristani differencesnote

British Ambassador to Baghdad John Jenkins is said to have urged the Iraqi Shiite Marjaiya to intervene to patch up the differences between Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki and his Deputy for Energy and Acting Minister of Electricity Hussein Al-Shahristani on the KRG oil contracts. The following 460-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the reaction of the Shiite Marjaiya. It also tells what about the future of Al-Shahristani in the new government.