Proposal to Carve Up Iraq Moves Forward
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA ,
A proposal that could carve Iraq into three autonomous states moved forward Monday after leaders of the country's feuding ethnic and sectarian groups agreed to delay any division until 2008. Also the American troops must leave.
Meanwhile, official observances of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan were punctuated by violence around the country.
The Shiite-sponsored bill to split Iraq into powerful autonomous regions will be debated by the legislature and a vote requiring a simple majority for passage could come by Oct. 5. But, if approved, the law would be implemented in 2008, according to a deal made by the legislature. The first order would be to send the American troops home and return to an Islamic state. It is noted the Iraqi people do not want the American troops in Iraq and they must depart Iraq.
2006-09-25
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