Iraq security chief warns of civil war over federalism

[sabra]

http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-08-19T141557Z_01_MCC951327_RTRUKOC_0_UK-IRAQ.xml


Iraq security chief warns of civil war over federalism

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's national security adviser said on Friday Iraq would descend into civil war if federalism was not entrenched in the constitution.

"Without federalism it means that no community interest has been addressed or fulfilled and therefore different communities will try to find and defend and fight for their rights," Mowaffaq al-Rubaie told Reuters in an interview.

"I am worried about that. Yes. Absolutely. With a civil war you can't say 'today we don't have a civil war, tomorrow a civil war erupted'. Civil war creeps into the country very gradually."

But underscoring deep divisions in Iraqi politics, several thousand supporters of a Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr marched through a district of the capital Baghdad denouncing federalism, saying it would rip Iraq apart.

[Mika]

1. IOW - Mission accomplished!

[Lerkfish]

2. sorry for the sidetrack "IOW" stands for what?

[BillZBubb]

4. In Other Words

[Lerkfish]

5. thanks. sorry for the sidetrack

[Toots]

3. saying it would rip Iraq apart

Well one thing for sure the US won't let that happen. :banghead:

[Mika]

6. A big..

.. :kick: for the late afternoon/evening crowd. :hi: