The US 'has threatened' to topple the government of Iraqi Premier Nouri al-Maliki if he refuses to sign a controversial security deal. US Deputy Secretary of State, John Negroponte has warned al-Maliki that he had to sign the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with the United States or he will be ousted, the Iraqi web site al-Morsad reported, citing Western diplomatic sources. According to the report , Negroponte told the Iraqi Prime Minister that Washington would not allow Baghdad to delay the agreement and nobody inside the Iraqi government or outside it would be permitted to endanger Washington's interests. Lew Rockwell Show: IRAQ: The Fraudulent War (AUDIO).