Clare – Dinar Guru Article: “Al-Hurra website, citing sources: US officials informed Maliki that his nomination was ‘categorically’ rejected and that proceeding with it would have consequences” Quote “The US-based Al-Hurra website quoted sources from the coordination framework as saying that the failure to elect a president…was due to the dispute over the nomination of…Nouri al-Maliki…She added that Maliki…tried to open channels of communication with American officials to find out if Trump’s veto was negotiable, but the response was decisive…proceeding with his nomination will have repercussions…”