(Shi'ite) Party quits torturous Iraq government talks

[Maddy McCall]

Party quits tortuous Iraq government talks
Fri 12 May 2006 4:46 AM ET
By Mussab Al-Khairalla

BAGHDAD, May 12 (Reuters) - A small but influential Shi'ite Islamist party said it was pulling out of talks on forming a new Iraqi government on Friday, complaining of U.S. interference.

The withdrawal of the Fadhila party, part of the Alliance bloc, may help end a struggle over the key post of oil minister. The party had been pushing its own candidates against Hussain al-Shahristani, the choice of bigger Alliance groups.

The row over the oil ministry, in control of the world's third biggest reserves of crude and at the heart of efforts to revive Iraq's shattered economy, has been a major reason for delay in efforts to form a government in recent days.

"We will not return to the negotiating table and we have announced our final position. We withdraw from the formation of the government and we will stay in parliament to express the voice of the people," spokesman Sabah al-Saadi told reporters.


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[acmavm]

1. Wait, they can't do that. They need to form a government so that

everyone can just get along. bush** and Condi said that's what is missing from making Iraq a stable democratic country with everybody giving each other high fives and moochas smoochas.

:sarcasm:

[Chipper Chat]

2. Evidently the Shiite Islamist Party never got their shipment

of candy & flowers from Rummy.

[sabra]

3. kick

:kick:

[Roland99]

4. Fadhila party withdraws from Iraq talks (complaining of US interference)

http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/0512/iraq.html

A small but influential Shia Islamist party said it was pulling out of talks on forming a new Iraqi government today, complaining of US interference.

The withdrawal of the Fadhila party, part of the Alliance bloc, may help end a struggle over the key post of oil minister. The party had been pushing its own candidates against Hussain al-Shahristani, the choice of bigger Alliance groups.

The row over the oil ministry, in control of the world's third biggest reserves of crude and at the heart of efforts to revive Iraq's shattered economy, has been a major reason for delay in efforts to form a government in recent days.

'We will not return to the negotiating table and we have announced our final position. We withdraw from the formation of the government and we will stay in parliament to express the voice of the people,' spokesman Sabah al-Saadi told reporters.

But things are magnificent in Iraq.

[ECH1969]

5. Duplicate thread