国际英语资讯:Iraqi PM warns of chaos on eve of anti-govt protests
<p><span word="BAGHDAD">BAGHDAD</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 25-- <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Adel">Adel</span> <span word="Abdul">Abdul</span> <span word="Mahdi">Mahdi</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chaos">chaos</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="resigns">resigns</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="reshuffle">reshuffle</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="establishment">establishment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prosecute">prosecute</span> <span word="corrupt">corrupt</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="power">power</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="constitutional">constitutional</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="chaos">chaos</span>," <span word="Abdul">Abdul</span> <span word="Mahdi">Mahdi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="televised">televised</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="Abdul">Abdul</span> <span word="Mahdi">Mahdi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="reshuffle">reshuffle</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quota">quota</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="after">after</span> 2003, <span word="focusing">focusing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="competence">competence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="constitutional">constitutional</span> <span word="amendments">amendments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> "<span word="mistakes">mistakes</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="process">process</span>.</p><p><span word="Abdul">Abdul</span> <span word="Mahdi">Mahdi</span> <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aftermath">aftermath</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="salaries">salaries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="ranking">ranking</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="half">half</span>, <span word="job">job</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="establishment">establishment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="corrupt">corrupt</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="instructions">instructions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="detained">detained</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="silence">silence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span>.</p><p><span word="Dozens">Dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tahrir">Tahrir</span> <span word="Square">Square</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Abdul">Abdul</span> <span word="Mahdi">Mahdi</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="televised">televised</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>, <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="erupted">erupted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="chronic">chronic</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span>, <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="services">services</span>.</p>
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