Iraqi government in its final form - Maliki

[ECH1969]

"The government is in its final form now. Maliki will absolutely meet the constitutional deadline and will announce the government before it," said Dhafir al-Ani, spokesperson of the Sunni Accordance Front.

"Nobody wants him to fail. Even those who oppose the political process will not put obstacles," he added. Several senior negotiators said they expected the Shi'a leader to unveil a full cabinet shortly, most likely on Thursday.

"With all this going on, I think the government will be ready soon," said a senior Shi'a negotiator. "When I say soon I mean probably in the next 48 hours."

Shi'a sources said among strong candidates for the Interior Ministry is Ahmad Chalabi, a deputy prime minister in the outgoing government. A secular Shi'a who failed to win a seat in December after running outside the Alliance, Chalabi was a Pentagon favourite when in exile but fell out with Washington.

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[seriousstan]

1. Is that 48 business hours?

[SoCalDem]

4. In Iraqi business hours, that would be June 7,. 2010

:)

[bemildred]

2. I give it 3 months, tops. nt

[maxsolomon]

3. good. lets split.

they're as free as they're gonna git.

what are they still doing living over our oil?