Iraq orders security shakeup after Baghdad blasts

Iraq's Western-backed government–facing intense pressure to address security lapses after suicide bombings killed 127 people in the capital–ordered a shake-up Wednesday in the country's military leadership. The angry mood that led Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to replace Baghdad's top military commander reveals a stark psychological shift among Iraqis who once accepted such violence as routine and are now demanding someone pay a political price. Al-Maliki appealed for Iraqis to be patient as he signaled more changes might be ahead for security officials. The prime minister was expected to attend a special parliamentary session Thursday, where lawmakers demanded his security ministers answer for lapses that allowed for the attacks. "I call on the Iraqi people for more patience and steadfastness," al-Maliki said in a televised address.