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05-12-2007, 07:16 AM
Posted by: nakr2004 on Saturday, May 12, 2007 - 02:45 PM
Baghdad-Press
Baghdad press: Blocs demand grace to nominate ministers
By Hamid al-Hamrani
Baghdad, May 12, (VOI) - The long-awaited Iraqi cabinet reshuffle dominated Iraqi press on Saturday, with newspapers linking its delay to the requests made by some political blocs for extra time to discuss potential nominees.
The government-funded al-Sabah newspaper wrote in its editorial, "It has been five months and the expected cabinet reshuffle is still susceptible to prediction and political calculations from all sides, especially after the withdrawal of the Sadrist bloc's six ministers from the government one month ago."
The newspaper called on the Iraqi parliament to abolish what it called the sectarian quota system when considering the nominees.
Discussing the parliamentary summer recess, which stirred up heated controversy in Iraqi political circles, the newspaper quoted Iraqi National Security Advisor Muafaq al-Rubaie as saying, "The parliament decided to shorten its summer holiday to little more than a week."
According to al-Rubaie, this September will witness the enforcement of the laws on oil and gas, while amendments to the law on uprooting the former Baath Party will take effect by the end of the year.
Commenting on the cabinet reshuffle, the independent al-Dustour newspaper published a lengthy article entitled 'The parliament considers substitutes for Sadrist ministers,' in which it wrote that the parliament had decided to summon Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Defense Minister Mohammed Abdul Qader al-Obeidi and Interior Minister Jawad al-Bulani to account for the deteriorating security situation in the country.
According to the newspaper, the parliament postponed discussions on the planned cabinet reshuffle until today.
The newspaper published the names of six ministers which it said are most likely to substitute for the Sadrist ministers:
MP Sami al-Askari from the Shiite United Iraqi Coalition (UIC), who is also al-Maliki's political advisor, as the new minister of transportation;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sami_al-Askari
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Adnan Ianod as the minister of health; ???
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Sabir al-Isawi, Baghdad's mayor, as the minister of agriculture;
The mayor of Baghdad, Sabir al-Isawi, criticized the US for not properly planning the reconstruction projects, for hiring inefficient workers and for establishing priorities that do not reflect the residents’ needs. According to al-Isawi, the Iraqis should be “deciding on projects that make a difference to their own future.”
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Zuhair Shrayah as the minister of antiquities and tourism ???
__________________________________________________ ___________
Oqail al-Turayihi, the general inspector in the Ministry of Interior ???
__________________________________________________ ___________
Mahmoud al-Hashemi, whose ministries have not so far been
announced.
On April 16, 2006, the Sadrist bloc's six ministers withdrew from al-Maliki's government, citing the lack of a timetable for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq.
Al-Zaman newspaper, founded in London in 1997 by Saad al-Bazzaz, quoted representatives from some Iraqi political blocs as saying that they called on the parliament to allow them extra time to carefully consider the list of nominees before voting.
On the first anniversary of the parliamentary swearing-in, the newspaper said that chaos broke out in the Iraqi parliament during last Thursday’s session when House Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani said that three quarters of parliamentarians "have a hand" in what is happening in Iraq, in reference to the deteriorating security situation.
Leaked information to the newspaper indicated that al-Mashhadani had slapped the face of a parliamentarian from the Sunni Iraqi Accordance Front (IAF), to which al-Mashhadani belongs.
The newspaper also published the following headlines: 'Al-Talabani sorry for British PM's stepping down from office. Blair is a good friend of the Iraqi people' and 'Candidate to follow Rice: Iraq is witnessing a civil war worse than Vietnam's.'
Al-Mada newspaper, an independent daily whose editor-in-chief is Fakhri Karim, published a front-page report entitled, 'Al-Fadila submits a project on political reform to Barham Saleh' in which it wrote, "The Fadila bloc in the Iraqi parliament submitted a project on political reforms to Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh to present to the Iraqi president and ministers."
According to the newspaper, the project makes a number of suggestions that may help contain political tensions in Iraq, which Fadila said are the major reason behind violence and the general deteriorating situation in the country.
The Fadila Islamic Party has 15 seats in the Iraqi parliament.
In an interview with al-Mada, the former Minister of Justice Hashim al-Shalabi linked his resignation to disagreement with the current government over domestic policy issues, particularly security.
"It became clear to me that I cannot achieve my aspirations and goals because of the general political atmosphere and the lack of harmony between government members," al-Shalabi explained.
SS/TP
Baghdad-Press
Baghdad press: Blocs demand grace to nominate ministers
By Hamid al-Hamrani
Baghdad, May 12, (VOI) - The long-awaited Iraqi cabinet reshuffle dominated Iraqi press on Saturday, with newspapers linking its delay to the requests made by some political blocs for extra time to discuss potential nominees.
The government-funded al-Sabah newspaper wrote in its editorial, "It has been five months and the expected cabinet reshuffle is still susceptible to prediction and political calculations from all sides, especially after the withdrawal of the Sadrist bloc's six ministers from the government one month ago."
The newspaper called on the Iraqi parliament to abolish what it called the sectarian quota system when considering the nominees.
Discussing the parliamentary summer recess, which stirred up heated controversy in Iraqi political circles, the newspaper quoted Iraqi National Security Advisor Muafaq al-Rubaie as saying, "The parliament decided to shorten its summer holiday to little more than a week."
According to al-Rubaie, this September will witness the enforcement of the laws on oil and gas, while amendments to the law on uprooting the former Baath Party will take effect by the end of the year.
Commenting on the cabinet reshuffle, the independent al-Dustour newspaper published a lengthy article entitled 'The parliament considers substitutes for Sadrist ministers,' in which it wrote that the parliament had decided to summon Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Defense Minister Mohammed Abdul Qader al-Obeidi and Interior Minister Jawad al-Bulani to account for the deteriorating security situation in the country.
According to the newspaper, the parliament postponed discussions on the planned cabinet reshuffle until today.
The newspaper published the names of six ministers which it said are most likely to substitute for the Sadrist ministers:
MP Sami al-Askari from the Shiite United Iraqi Coalition (UIC), who is also al-Maliki's political advisor, as the new minister of transportation;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sami_al-Askari
__________________________________________________ ____________
Adnan Ianod as the minister of health; ???
__________________________________________________ ____________
Sabir al-Isawi, Baghdad's mayor, as the minister of agriculture;
The mayor of Baghdad, Sabir al-Isawi, criticized the US for not properly planning the reconstruction projects, for hiring inefficient workers and for establishing priorities that do not reflect the residents’ needs. According to al-Isawi, the Iraqis should be “deciding on projects that make a difference to their own future.”
__________________________________________________ ___________
Zuhair Shrayah as the minister of antiquities and tourism ???
__________________________________________________ ___________
Oqail al-Turayihi, the general inspector in the Ministry of Interior ???
__________________________________________________ ___________
Mahmoud al-Hashemi, whose ministries have not so far been
announced.
On April 16, 2006, the Sadrist bloc's six ministers withdrew from al-Maliki's government, citing the lack of a timetable for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq.
Al-Zaman newspaper, founded in London in 1997 by Saad al-Bazzaz, quoted representatives from some Iraqi political blocs as saying that they called on the parliament to allow them extra time to carefully consider the list of nominees before voting.
On the first anniversary of the parliamentary swearing-in, the newspaper said that chaos broke out in the Iraqi parliament during last Thursday’s session when House Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani said that three quarters of parliamentarians "have a hand" in what is happening in Iraq, in reference to the deteriorating security situation.
Leaked information to the newspaper indicated that al-Mashhadani had slapped the face of a parliamentarian from the Sunni Iraqi Accordance Front (IAF), to which al-Mashhadani belongs.
The newspaper also published the following headlines: 'Al-Talabani sorry for British PM's stepping down from office. Blair is a good friend of the Iraqi people' and 'Candidate to follow Rice: Iraq is witnessing a civil war worse than Vietnam's.'
Al-Mada newspaper, an independent daily whose editor-in-chief is Fakhri Karim, published a front-page report entitled, 'Al-Fadila submits a project on political reform to Barham Saleh' in which it wrote, "The Fadila bloc in the Iraqi parliament submitted a project on political reforms to Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh to present to the Iraqi president and ministers."
According to the newspaper, the project makes a number of suggestions that may help contain political tensions in Iraq, which Fadila said are the major reason behind violence and the general deteriorating situation in the country.
The Fadila Islamic Party has 15 seats in the Iraqi parliament.
In an interview with al-Mada, the former Minister of Justice Hashim al-Shalabi linked his resignation to disagreement with the current government over domestic policy issues, particularly security.
"It became clear to me that I cannot achieve my aspirations and goals because of the general political atmosphere and the lack of harmony between government members," al-Shalabi explained.
SS/TP