QUAGMIRE UPDATE: Iraq Sunnis Urge U.S., U.N. to Block Draft Charter
Iraq Sunnis Urge U.S., U.N. to Block Draft
By SAMEER N. YACOUB
Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- One day before the deadline for Iraq's new constitution, Sunni Arab negotiators appealed Sunday to the United States and the international community to prevent Shiites and Kurds from pushing a draft charter through parliament without Sunni consent.
An Iraqi government spokesman suggested that if the factions cannot agree on a draft by Monday night, parliament may have to amend the interim constitution yet again to extend the deadline and prevent its dissolution.
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