On the morning of 20 August, Al-Ittijah TV (KH — official) published a single-line quote attributed to a speaker it names as al-Fatlawi, stating support for the state on the handover of weapons on condition that sovereignty is preserved. Fifteen minutes earlier the same channel had carried the same speaker saying American intervention in Iraqi affairs had reached the point of selecting ministers. The two lines rest on one channel and one speaker; the supplied material does not identify al-Fatlawi's office or bloc, and no other collected outlet carried either line.
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official owned media20 Aug, 10:25
“Al-Fatlawi to Al-Ittijah: American intervention in Iraqi affairs has reached the point of selecting ministers.”
الفتلاوي لـ(الاتجاه): التدخل الأميركي في الشأن العراقي وصل لاختيار الوزراء
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official owned media20 Aug, 10:40
“We are with the state on the handing over of weapons, on condition that sovereignty is preserved.”
نحن مع الدولة في تسليم السلاح شرط حفظ السيادة
a named KH statement adopting or disowning the conditional formula; the same wording appearing on Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official), Al-Ghadeer TV (Badr Organization — official) or Al-Nujaba TV (Nujaba — official) within 72 hours; al-Fatlawi specifying which foreign involvement would void the condition; or identification of the speaker's bloc — any of these moves this file.