Posted on 01/23/2004 5:43:37 PM PST by NormsRevenge
Edited on 04/12/2004 2:10:48 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The U.S.-backed plan for handing over power to Iraqis is unacceptable as it stands, according to a top Shiite Muslim leader who met with President Bush this week.
However, Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim said Friday that the Americans, as well as others, are slowly coming around to the need for elections to chose a new legislature rather than have the members named by 18 regional caucuses.
(Excerpt) Read more at fresnobee.com ...
Iraqi Shiite cleric Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim discusses
his recent visit with President Bush in Washington D.C.
during an interview with The Associated Press in Baghdad.
AP Photo/Hadi Mizban
![]() |
|||
|
![]() |
||
Iraqi interim Governing Council President Adnan Pachachi (C) acknowledges applause before the 'State of the Union' address by US President George W. Bush (news - web sites). US and Iraqi leaders played down the chances for general elections ahead of the June power transfer -- the key demand of Iraq (news - web sites)'s Shiite majority.(AFP/Luke Frazza) |
Aleksander Kwasniewski, president of Poland, left, greets Adnan Pachachi, member of the Iraqi interim Governing Council, at a bilateral meeting during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (news - web sites), in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 23, 2004. (AP Photo/Keystone/Fabrice Coffrini)
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.