Counting On a Constitution ; Iraqi Panel Tries to Balance Interests, Foster Peace
The Washington Times › July 06, 2005
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Iraq's best hope for quelling the insurgency and ending sectarian violence might rest with the 71 politicians assigned to draft a permanent constitution for the country.
The addition today of 15 Sunni Arabs to the constitutional committee and 10 more to a consultative committee gives Iraqis hope that the constitution can be completed by the Aug. 15 deadline and will foster national reconciliation.See the full content of this document
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Counting On a Constitution ; Iraqi Panel Tries to Balance Interests, Foster Peace
An inclusive constitutional process is a way to win over Sunnis to the new government and might be the only means to bring stability to Iraq, analysts and U.S. policy-makers said.
"The January election was a baby step," said Robert C. Blitt, legal-policy analyst for the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom who served as an advis...See the full content of this document
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