LATimes: Shiites Walk Out of Talks on Iraq Charter

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Shiites Walk Out of Talks on Iraq Charter

BAGHDAD — A majority of the Shiite Muslim members of the Iraqi Governing Council walked out of a meeting aimed at drafting an interim constitution Friday night after the council voted to repeal a proposal that would have allowed Sharia, or Islamic law, to govern divorce, inheritance and other family matters.

The walkout occurred as the council worked to finish the interim constitution on the eve of a deadline. The interim constitution will guide Iraq until a permanent one is finalized next year.

Under a Nov. 15 agreement with the U.S.-led coalition ruling Iraq, the council was required to draft an interim constitution by today as part of a timetable for restoring Iraqi sovereignty by June 30.

The departure of at least eight Shiite members from the meeting deprived the 25-member body of a quorum and halted work. The walkout, the first since the U.S.-backed council was formed in July, was alternately described as an example of the growing divide between Shiite and Sunni members and as political theater with little real implications.

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Shiites Walk Out of Talks on Iraq Charter

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1. So, even US-appointed puppets are angry over Bremer's...

stance against democracy?

Interesting...