Re: al-Sadr pulls out of Iraqi government

[Yoshie Furuhashi <critical.montages@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 4/15/07, Leigh Meyers <the.buffalo.in.the.midst@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Shiite cleric vows to pursue U.S. troop exit
>
> MUSSAB AL-KHAIRALLA AND PAUL TAIT
>
> Reuters
>
> BAGHDAD — The political movement of fiery Iraqi Shiite cleric and
> militia leader Moqtada al-Sadr said on Sunday it would withdraw from
> the government on Monday to press its demand for a timetable for a
> U.S. troop withdrawal.
>
> Officials from the movement, which holds six ministries and a quarter
> of the parliamentary seats in Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's Shi'ite
> Alliance, said the formal announcement would be made on Monday at a
> news conference.
> .
> .
> .
>
> There was no immediate comment from the government.
>
> In Full: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070415.wiraqsadr0415/BNStory/International/home

That's good news from a country where good news is scarce.
--
Yoshie