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Question: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Nouri Kamal al-Maliki is Neutral . Even with a deadly car bombing and other mayhem marring the day -- the deadline for the American troop pullback under a Jan. 1 agreement -- Prime Minister Nouri Kamal al-Maliki seized on the occasion to position himself as a proud leader of a country independent at last  looking ahead to the next milestone of parliamentary elections in January.
 He made no mention of American troops in a nationally televised speech  even though nearly 130 000 remain in the country; most had already pulled back from Iraq's cities before Tuesday's deadline.
 In a national address  al-Maliki focused his praise on Iraqi troops and security forces for their role in fighting the insurgency. "The national united government succeeded in putting down the sectarian war that was threatening the unity and the sovereignty of Iraq " he said  as if the United States had played no role.
 President Barack Obama  who ran for office on a pledge to end the war  marked the occasion with minimal fanfare  declaring it "an important milestone" even as he warned of "difficult days ahead."
 "The Iraqi people are rightly treating this day as cause for celebration " he said.
 The withdrawal did not command its own presidential appearance -- his brief remarks were delivered at a ceremony honoring entrepreneurs -- a marked contrast with his predecessor  who rarely missed an opportunity to celebrate milestones in Iraq.
 Military experts anticipate more violence in the days ahead. Maliki's effort to capitalize on Iraq's latent anti-Americanism and to extol the abilities of his troops is a risky strategy. If it turns out that Iraqi troops cannot control the violence  al-Maliki will be vulnerable to criticism from rivals -- both if he has to ask the Americans to return but also if he fails to enforce security without them.
 Some American commanders have said they were taken aback by al-Malikial-Maliki's insistence on taking credit for all the security successes in Iraq  but they also see the importance of having him and Iraqi troops appear strong  especially in the face of multiple insurgent factions intent on destabilizing the government.
 Gen. Raymond T. Odierno brushed aside the dismissive tone of Iraqi leaders' public remarks about the Americans  saying that al-Maliki had personally thanked him on Monday night and again on Tuesday for the sacrifices American troops have made.

Answer: yes


Question: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Kim Jong Un is Negative . Rhetoric between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has escalated. In response  North Korea’s foreign minister reportedly said the nation may set off the “most powerful” hydrogen bomb detonation in the Pacific. No other details were provided  but at face value  such a blast would be 1 000 times as powerful as the Hiroshima bombing. Atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons can lead to multiple dangerous scenarios.
Ri Yong Ho  the foreign minister of the isolated nation  reportedly told journalists that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is considering such a test blast.
“It could be the most powerful detonation of an H-bomb in the Pacific ” Yong Ho told reporters at the United Nations in New York on Thursday  according to a story by South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency. “We have no idea about what actions could be taken as it will be ordered by leader Kim Jong Un.”
caption North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un stands before what may be a miniaturized thermonuclear weapon. source Thomson Reuters
The suggestion came in response to bellicose rhetoric exchanged between US President Donald Trump and  Jong Un .
In a speech before the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday  Trump called  Jong Un  a suicidal “rocket man” and threatened to “totally destroy” North Korea if the US is “forced to defend itself or its allies.”  Jong Un  allegedly responded with a written statement  in which he called Trump a “mentally deranged US dotard” and said that “a frightened dog barks louder.”
“Trump is basically creating audience costs for  Kim  to back down ” Jeffrey Lewis  director of the East Asia Nonproliferation Program at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey  told Vox. “If you dare  Kim   it creates pressure for  him  to respond with  his  own provocation.”
“The stakes and heat in this conflict have not been this high since the Korean War ” Tristan Webb  a senior analyst for NK News  said in a story published by the outlet on Friday. “Kim Jong Un said in July that the … showdown was entering its final phase. He appears psychologically prepared for conflict.”

Answer: yes


Question: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Rikwanto is Neutral . National police spokesman Rikwanto  said the suspects were killed early Sunday in the West Sumatra district of Dharmasraya  about 220 kilometers (137 miles) from the province capital of Padang. The fire had totally destroyed the main building of the Dharmasraya police station.
Police surrounded the area following information from firefighters who spotted the suspects.  Rikwanto  who uses a single name   said police opened fire when the men resisted and ignored warning shots.
 He  says police confiscated from the suspects bows and arrows  bayonets  a knife and a handwritten message with militant content.
 Rikwanto  said police were investigating a possible terrorist link.

Answer:
yes