Iraqis Welcome Prospect of UN Return

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http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=4165109

<snip>BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqis said on Tuesday they welcomed the prospect of the United Nations playing a role in overseeing the transition to a sovereign Iraqi government, but many insisted the process must include early elections.

Diplomats say the United Nations is likely to send a mission to Iraq to examine whether it is feasible to hold elections before the end of June, when the U.S.-led occupying powers plan to hand back sovereignty to Iraqis.

Iraqis seemed enthusiastic about a return by the U.N..

"Absolutely. They should return to organize the transfer of power," said Usama al-Kaissi, a civil engineer shopping at a market opposite the U.N.'s Baghdad headquarters, still scarred by a truck bomb attack in August that killed 22 people.

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1. Iraqis say ..."

ALL TWELVE OF THEM??

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