Posted on 05/25/2004 5:24:19 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
Baghdad - Iraqi Governing Council member Ahmed Chalabi, who has recently fallen out with the US-led coalition, said on Tuesday a UN role in shaping a sovereign Iraqi government after June 30 would be "dangerous".
"The envoy of the UN secretary general is organising a national conference to choose a consultative council. This is a dangerous idea that provokes instability," an emotional Chalabi told reporters here.
"Iraq is not Afghanistan and we do not need a Loya Jirga" he said, referring to the tribal assembly that shaped the Afghan government after the end of the US-led war to oust the Taliban regime.
He said replacing "the coalition's occupation in Iraq with a UN mandate will not give Iraqis a stake in their country."
UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is in Baghdad working with the US-appointed Governing Council to form an interim government that will be tasked with ruling Iraq from July 1 until elections are held next January.
He previously proposed holding a national conference in early July to discuss the future of Iraq and to elect a consultative council that will advise the caretaker government.
Governing Council president Ghazi al-Yawar said on Tuesday the interim government would be formed "hopefully in a week's time."
The United States and Britain submitted a draft UN Security Council resolution on Monday that would formalise the handover of sovereignty.
How's that for a conspiracy theory?
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.