 Massoud Barzani, president of the Kurdish region in northern Iraq, addresses the Kurdish Parliament in the city of Arbil, on the ongoing crisis that arouse after he banned the Iraqi flag from being hoisted on government offices in the region. In reaction, Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki ordered that the Iraqi flag be hoisted across "every inch of Iraq". (photo: AFP) parent page (7 - 13 September 2006, issue #811) |