Condi has repeatedly said that the goal of Iraqi PM Maliki is to show

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...he is willing to deal with the sectarian violence in Baghdad in an even-handed way and to deal with the death squads that she says is responsible for the increased violence there. How will Negroponti, her 2nd in command under Condi, respond to that objective? Will Negroponti give death squad ring leader names to Maliki? After all, the death squads are Negroponti's creations in Iraq, just like he has done everywhere he has gone.