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April 13th, 2006

The six ways to say ‘Pipedream’.
Yahoo News ~ By SINAN SALAHEDDIN, Associated Press Writer
Shiites Ask: Why Convene Iraq Parliament?
Al-Khuzai said Shiite politicians were asking for representatives of each political bloc to meet Sunday to discuss names for the key positions, which include the president, the parliament speaker and deputies.
If names can be agreed upon Sunday, then Shiite leaders will attend the Monday meeting, he said.
Voters chose the 275-member assembly on Dec. 15, but the legislature met briefly only once last month. The lack of progress has frustrated Iraqis, especially as steady violence — much of it sectarian — continues to claim hundreds of lives and threatens to push the country into a large-scale civil war.

WBM: I was going to use an earlier AP article named “Iraq Violence, Political Deadlock Continue” but this morning it had been replaced completely by this one. The first story was notable for containing several variations of the 3-word theme “National Unity Government”. The six versions: National Unity Government, National Government of Unity, Government of United Nationalities, Government with the Nationals United, United National Government, and United Government of the Nationals.

Posted in Press Coverage, The War Years | By Willie Buck Merle

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