Baathists wary of new Iraq law [View All]

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Source: AFP

BAGHDAD (AFP) - A new law passed by Iraq's parliament allowing ex-officials of Saddam Hussein's Baath party to return to public life was greeted warily on Sunday by those it is supposed to benefit.

The Justice and Accountability Law was passed unanimously by the 143 members of parliament present in the 275-member house on Saturday after months of obstruction by hardline Shiites.

It was greeted by US President George W. Bush an "important step toward reconciliation".

But senior Baathists were sceptical that it would bring reconciliation and feared instead they would be newly targeted by the Shiite-led regime.



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