Posted on 07/20/2007 8:30:58 PM PDT by bnelson44
Arab Papers Reveal the "Political Deal" that Returned the IAF to the Parliament
Iraqi and Arab papers are abuzz with the news of the - expected - return of the Sunni “Iraqi Accord Front” the parliament, after weeks of boycott. Two Arab papers, however, claimed that there is in the IAF return, which came mere days after the Sadrist MPs resumed their participation in the parliament, more than meets the eye.
Al-Hayat said that the IAF suspended its boycott as part of a larger political deal, brokered by the US, and intended to expand the scope of Sunni participation in the political system. The London-based newspaper said that, according to “observers,” the Maliki government struck a “deal” with the parties of the opposition, “with American pressure,” in order to guarantee the support of said parties for “the passing of several laws ... chiefly the oil law and the de-Ba'thification law.”
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