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Iraq's vice-president claims Tony Blair was "brainwashed" by President Bush into not setting a timetable for troop withdrawal from Iraq. | Iraq's vice-president claims Tony Blair was "brainwashed" by President Bush into not setting a timetable for troop withdrawal from Iraq. |
Tareq al-Hashemi suggested Mr Blair had supported his idea of announcing a timetable, but then changed his mind after talking to Mr Bush. | Tareq al-Hashemi suggested Mr Blair had supported his idea of announcing a timetable, but then changed his mind after talking to Mr Bush. |
The two leaders discussed the issue about three months ago, after which the PM was to raise the issue with Mr Bush. | The two leaders discussed the issue about three months ago, after which the PM was to raise the issue with Mr Bush. |
The US president has so far refused to set a timetable for troop withdrawals. | The US president has so far refused to set a timetable for troop withdrawals. |
Speaking in New York, Mr Hashemi said Mr Blair had been convinced by his proposal for a timetable for withdrawal. | Speaking in New York, Mr Hashemi said Mr Blair had been convinced by his proposal for a timetable for withdrawal. |
He told the Council on Foreign Relations: "It is quite unfortunate that your president made a sort of blackmail out of Mr Blair." | He told the Council on Foreign Relations: "It is quite unfortunate that your president made a sort of blackmail out of Mr Blair." |
Siblings killed | Siblings killed |
He later told the BBC: "After a lengthy discussion with [Tony Blair]...I got the impression that he was becoming convinced about my team and he promised to take up this matter with President Bush within a couple of days. | He later told the BBC: "After a lengthy discussion with [Tony Blair]...I got the impression that he was becoming convinced about my team and he promised to take up this matter with President Bush within a couple of days. |
"But I was observing the joint press conference that he made with President Bush after his visit and I saw him talking about something quite different, which gave me an impression that he raised this subject with President Bush and eventually he just changed his mind." | "But I was observing the joint press conference that he made with President Bush after his visit and I saw him talking about something quite different, which gave me an impression that he raised this subject with President Bush and eventually he just changed his mind." |
"I think he discovered that Mr Bush is still adamant that he's not going to declare some sort of timetable for withdrawal to avoid passing wrong messages to terrorism," he said. | |
Mr Hashemi, head of the Iraqi Islamic Party and one of the country's most prominent Sunni Muslims, was elected vice-president in April. | Mr Hashemi, head of the Iraqi Islamic Party and one of the country's most prominent Sunni Muslims, was elected vice-president in April. |
Days later his sister Meysoun, head of the women's affairs department for the party, was killed in a drive-by shooting in the capital Baghdad. | Days later his sister Meysoun, head of the women's affairs department for the party, was killed in a drive-by shooting in the capital Baghdad. |
The attack followed the killing of one of Mr Hashemi's brothers earlier that month. | The attack followed the killing of one of Mr Hashemi's brothers earlier that month. |
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