Reuters: Iraq makes progress on crucial Constitution plan

Reuters ^ | May 15 2007 | Mariam Karouny

[ASC2006]

An Iraqi committee agreed on Tuesday to send to parliament a plan to reform the constitution, an important step towards implementing national reconciliation laws that Washington says are critical to ending violence.

Once-dominant Sunni Arabs, who make up the backbone of the insurgency, have long demanded changes to a constitution they say concedes too much power to majority Shi'ites and ethnic Kurds, who were persecuted under Saddam Hussein.

In another sign of political progress, Sunni Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi said the presidential council would soon send to parliament a draft proposal to allow thousands of ex-Baath party members to return to public jobs, another Sunni demand.

The council comprises Hashemi, President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd, and Shi'ite Vice President Adel Abdul al-Mahdi.

[SolidWood]

Good news from Reuters? Have I missed something?

[traderrob6]

Related...

http://exposingtheleft.blogspot.com/2007/05/iraqi-pm-agrees-to-bigger-sunni-role.html

[jveritas]

Excellent news.

[roaddog727]

Excellent news.

[SandRat]

Heard this on the News yet???

[Republican Red]

I did read today that Reuters has been sold to a Canadian company named Thomson.

[mdittmar]

Nope,but still keeping a close eye on the old media;)

[Paperdoll]

Many great things going on in Iraq - the media just doesn’t tell us about it.

[RedRover]

Thanks for the ping, Rat! Terrific!

[Freee-dame]

majority Shi'ites and ethnic Kurds, who were persecuted under Saddam Hussein.

.....persecuted under the Sunnis, one could say. I'll be these now-deposed former top dogs are over sampled in polls. Of course, they are unhappy, having lost their lofty position.