Maliki calls leaders of Iraq to attend an emergency meeting to save his government from collapsing

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Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called Sunday for the senior leaders from Iraq's bitterly divided communities to hold crisis talks aimed at saving his beleaguered national unity government.

"I have invited major political leaders to a meeting to discuss substantial matters," said Maliki in a televised speech.

"Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow could be the first meeting for these leaders to discuss the political programme and important strategic problems," the Shiite premier added.

Seventeen ministerial posts in Maliki's government are empty or filled by members boycotting cabinet meetings amid protests by many parties at Maliki's faltering programme of national reconciliation.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070812/wl_mideast_afp/iraqpolitics_070812144507

[seemslikeadream]

1. I guess that pipeline deal with Iran

isn't going over too well with "someone"

[ThomWV]

2. He might have thought of that before they went on vacation

[blogslut]

3. hmmmm

...

[Eurobabe]

4. And what, come back from vacation? Now watch this drive...

[annabanana]

5. Do you think he will dangle oil to try and lure the Sunnis back.. now that

he's got a pipeline deal? Does he WANT the Sunnis back?

(Why isn't there any "news" on our News?)