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May 21, 2003

Iraqi Politicians to Issue a Protest of Occupation Rule

Iraq's main political groups said tonight that they were drafting a formal statement of protest to the American and British authorities over their plans to declare an occupation authority in Iraq, which would delay the rapid turnover of sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government.
Iraqi political figures who attended a meeting tonight with David Manning, the foreign policy adviser to Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain, said they wanted to work in partnership with Washington and London. But they said they were strongly opposed to the reversal in policy announced to them Friday.

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they want power, or do they just want to begin fighting for power.

Posted by: Original Mark at May 21, 2003 07:50 AM