Clips of Maliki's intereview on al-Iraqiya state channel:

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Nouri al-Maliki, Iraqi Prime Minister was intereviewed by the Iraqi State Channel two days ago. Here are some of the questions and answers with a comment from me at the bottom of each question and answer.

"Q. Since the security plan was announced, the security situation has gotten
worse especially after what happened in Karada where rockets and bombs were
launched at the same time whereas there are always reports that terrorists were
captured, what do you think?

A. The first side of the plan is to
continue in our security operations which will be conducted by Iraqi forces and
the government because the terrorists, those who are Iraqis and those who come
across the borders, know that we are able to bring their activities to an end,
although there have been complications. There are no fears any more that our
security entities are able to protect the country. There are no fears that the
insurgents are going to occupy areas in Baghdad. The other side of the plan is
to stop these cowardly operations which target innocent civilians in the markets
and universities. There should be cooperation between the people and the
security forces. We need intelligence information to help us reach the
terrorists."

Comment: Maliki here seems very confident. He speaks with the same tone he used when he was first announced as a Prime Minister. It's been months now and nothing of what he said was carried out or succeeded.

Maliki, like other Iraqi officials, says that there should be cooperation between the people and the security forces. The question is: do people trust the security forces? There are several neighborhoods in Baghdad get alerted when one Interior ministry vehicle enters. Everyone takes a weapon and get ready to kill the distrusted visitor. I don't blame them. Iraqis do not differentiate between their enemy and their protectors now. Both wear the same uniform and maybe both are one group and run by one specific party! It's a big problem facing Maliki: how is he going to make the people trust the security forces?"
Treasure of Baghdad