Iraqi Threatens to Disband Parliament
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The speaker of Iraq's fragmented parliament threatened Tuesday to disband the legislature, saying it is so riddled with distrust it appears unable to adopt the budget or agree on a law setting a date for provincial elections
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NAJAF, Iraq  - Iraq's government warned Shi'ite  cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Thursday he would face a military  strike within hours unless he ended an uprising, disarmed his  militia and quit a shrine in the city of Najaf.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair faced a revolt on Wednesday from lawmakers who demanded a parliamentary vote on a US request to redeploy British troops in Iraq.
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"There are tribal sheiks out there who say 'Hey, just allow me to be the local security force. I don't care what you call me. ... You can call me whatever you want. Just give me the right training and equipment and I'll secure my area."  Parliament voted Monday in a closed session to remove the speaker after a series of scandals involving the controversial lawmaker, legislators said. Mahmoud al-Mashhadani will be replaced by another Sunni Arab, they said.The U.S. military, meanwhile, said three American soldiers were killed and six were wounded, along with an interpreter, Sunday when a suicide car bomber brought down a section bridge south of Baghdad on Iraq's main north-south artery.'The efforts to clear the road continue,' said Lt. Col. Randy Martin, a U.S. military spokesman. Read more
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Iraq's leaders have just months to mend   their differences or see their country collapse, the speaker of   parliament told wrangling deputies on Wednesday after a car   bomb caused dozens of casualties in the morning rush hour.
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Iraq's parliament abruptly adjourned on   Thursday after several Shi'ite lawmakers tried to force debate   on the divisive issue of federalism, which Sunnis fear could   lead to the breakup of the oil-rich country.
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Iraq's interim prime minister on Wednesday threatened military action against the main insurgent stronghold of Fallujah if residents don't hand over Jordanian terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
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An audio tape purportedly from al Qaeda  leader Osama bin Laden, aired Monday urging Iraqis to boycott  January parliamentary polls and saying anyone who takes part  would be an "infidel."
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BAGHDAD: Iraqâs main Sunni Muslim political party threatened on Thursday to boycott the countryâs first free election if it goes ahead on January 30 as scheduled.
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Iraq's top doctors are under threat and are fleeing the country, leaving hospitals in the hands of medical students or junior physicians, an Iraqi lawmaker said Wednesday.
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Iraq's most feared terrorist declared a "fierce war" on democracy Sunday and repeated an earlier threat to disrupt historic national elections scheduled for a week from today.
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Iraq's PM hits back at US senators Hillary Clinton and Carl Levin, who have called for him to be removed.
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Iraq's government warned Moktada al-Sadr today that he would face a military strike unless he met conditions for ending his uprising.
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THE THREAT: The Association of Muslim Scholars promises to boycott critical January elections in Iraq if coalition forces attack Fallujah.
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Iraq's main Sunni Arab political bloc will end its boycott of the country's Shi'ite-dominated parliament, officials said on Thursday.
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Failure to disband the militia of the radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr could be storing up trouble for the future, Britainâs former envoy to Iraq warned today.
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Military commander in Iraq says call for withdrawal would represent 'a giant step backwards'.