Fwd: NYTimes.com: Sunnis Suspend Participation in Iraqi Constitution Panel

[Lynne Henderson]

This is fascinating, given that one argument for the walk out was a 
dispute over strong regional autonomy (federalism, anyone?) as well as 
failures to protect Sunni participants.  It doesn't help women much, at 
least directly, but slowing the process down surely does.
I am totally ignorant about whether *our* constitutional convention had 
arbitrary time limits imposed on it, or whether for pragmatic reasons, 
they pushed to a conclusion.
Lynne Henderson
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>  INTERNATIONAL / MIDDLE EAST   | July 20, 2005
>  Sunnis Suspend Participation in Iraqi Constitution Panel
> By EDWARD WONG
> A day after two Sunnis helping draft the constitution were killed, 
> other Sunni members said they needed more security.
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