Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Al-Sadr and Sunni MPs demand U.S. troop withdrawal
Politics
On Tuesday some parliamentarians tried to get a resolution going to demand the withdrawal of U.S. troops. The resolution was sponsored by supporters of radical Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and some Sunni Arabs. 104 signatures were gathered in the 275-member parliament before it was shelved by being sent to a committee for review. That committee will need at least six months to examine the resolution and present its findings to parliament. If it were to be approved, such a resolution would be binding on the government.
Debate on the bill put forward by the Shia alliance for establishing autonomous regions in southern Iraq was postponed until Sept. 19.
Debate on the bill put forward by the Shia alliance for establishing autonomous regions in southern Iraq was postponed until Sept. 19.
COMMENT: It is worth bearing in mind that at any one time there are at least 80 members of parliament who fail to turn up. COMMENT ENDS.
