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Shiites Balk At Iraq Reconciliation Bill
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Nov 26, 2007 03:10pm |
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| Media | TV News - Columbia Broadcasting System CBS News |
| News Date | Monday, November 26, 2007 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Shiite legislators on Monday denounced a draft bill to ease curbs on ex-Saddam Hussein loyalists in government services, dampening hopes of progress for the U.S.-backed legislation aimed at promoting national reconciliation.
Debate over rehabilitating former members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party has been a major obstacle to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government. Al-Maliki has struggled to bring minority Sunnis into the political process and stem support for the insurgency.
Parliament began debate on the latest version of the measure on Sunday. But the session adjourned after lawmakers loyal to anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr began pounding their fists on their tables in protest.
The United States has been pressing Iraqis to relax the ban and allow thousands of lower-ranking Baathists to regain their posts, but the legislation has frequently been stalled due to the stark differences between Shiites seeking revenge and those who want to put the past behind them.
Enacting and implementing legislation on so-called de-Baathification is one of 18 benchmark issues that the U.S. has set as measures for progress in Iraq.
The political paralysis has raised concerns that failure to achieve reconciliation could stanch military progress in quelling the violence, which has continued despite a relative lull. |
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