Iraq Interim Constitution Signing Delayed

[MrBishop]

Iraq Interim Constitution Signing Delayed
54 minutes ago
[size=-1]By MATT MOORE, Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD, Iraq - [size=-1]Shiite members of Iraq (news - web sites)'s Governing Council refused to sign the interim constitution at the last minute Friday, delaying a signing ceremony after the country's top Shiite cleric rejected parts of the document, Iraqi officials said. [/size] [/size]
The council agreed to the accord unanimously Monday, but Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Husseini al-Sistani rejected provisions put into the text at the request of the Kurds to protect their self-rule area in the north, said a source in the council, speaking on condition of anonymity. "The marja'iya (al-Sistani's office) will not accept it," the source said.

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Looks like the Shiite minority in Iraq is making some demands that are unlikely to be met (Such as the reversal of the Kurdish 'area' and the majority-shiite GVT).

This may be the start of a civil war. When one group tries to sabotage the whole thing, and other groups try to convince them otherwise.

 

[chcr]

Bish, I believe shi'ites are the majority in Iraq.

 

[A.B.Normal]

Bish, I believe shi'ites are the majority in Iraq.

Yep they are and they suffered years of oppression under Sunni minority (Sadam).There hasn't been any real cencus in years however .

 

[chcr]

Yep they are and they suffered years of oppression under Sunni minority (Sadam).There hasn't been any real cencus in years however .

About 1300 years as a matter of fact.