Another Bush unitedization! Najaf Shiites meet to form own country

[Bluebear]

http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=98304&Sn=WORL&IssueID=27262

NAJAF: About 600 leaders from central Iraq's Shi'ite Muslim provinces announced plans to begin setting up their own autonomous region, following a meeting yesterday in Najaf.

Representatives agreed to set up a security committee for their five provinces and a regional council to stimulate the economy of their neglected region.

Iraq's provisional constitution recognises the federal nature of Iraq, most of whose Kurdish population lives in three northern provinces with a large degree of autonomy.

Participants of the Najaf meeting underlined the importance of holding elections, and backed Shi'ite leaders' rejection to delay the vote.

[whistle]

1. Sounds like Negroponte's plan is working, another

...former Yugoslavia being fractured into warring regions. Next step will be to arm the warlords then watch the sparks fly while the U.S. sets up a permanent presence and pulls out all of the oil.

[aquart]

2. Us and the oil? Hasn't worked so well so far.

[Minstrel Boy]

3. The intention all along has been the division of Iraq

into tribal bantustans.