Duke
12-15-2010, 12:32 AM
Power strugggle over in Iraq?
Last update: December 14, 2010 - 8:21 PM
Ayad Allawi, the head of the Sunni-backed Iraqiya party, will join the Shiite-led government being assembled by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a spokeswoman said Tuesday, ending months of postelection deal-making.
As part of the deal, Allawi will head a newly created 20-member National Council for Strategic Policies, overseeing security and foreign policy issues. Parliament still must decide how much power to give the new council. The two rivals will make the same annual salary, believed to be at least $360,000.
Aides said Al-Maliki is expected to formally announce the new government on Dec. 23
http://www.startribune.com/world/111893649.html?elr=KArks:DCiUBcy7hUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUL PQL7PQLanchO7DiUr
Last update: December 14, 2010 - 8:21 PM
Ayad Allawi, the head of the Sunni-backed Iraqiya party, will join the Shiite-led government being assembled by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a spokeswoman said Tuesday, ending months of postelection deal-making.
As part of the deal, Allawi will head a newly created 20-member National Council for Strategic Policies, overseeing security and foreign policy issues. Parliament still must decide how much power to give the new council. The two rivals will make the same annual salary, believed to be at least $360,000.
Aides said Al-Maliki is expected to formally announce the new government on Dec. 23
http://www.startribune.com/world/111893649.html?elr=KArks:DCiUBcy7hUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUL PQL7PQLanchO7DiUr