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[Planet-Iran.com] Fear of bloodshed in Iraq as Iran-backed bloc tries to take power ...: Though a secular Shia himself, Mr Allawi represents the Sunni community. Iraq remains split along sectarian lines, with the Shias, who were oppressed under the Sunni rule of Saddam Hussein, firmly in charge now.

[Enduring America] Iraq: The Politicians, The Clerics, and a Coalition? (Alaaldin ...: The next step for the Shia coalition right now is to encourage leading personalities within Allawi’s bloc (perhaps Allawi himself) to play some notable role in the new government and offer them major positions like the presidency (largely ceremonial) and speaker of the parliament, or control of one of the main ministries. The Kurds will also be pushing for such positions, knowing that there can be no government without their inclusion.

[NewsReal Blog] I Thought the War in Iraq Was a Victory for Iran? | NewsReal Blog: Iran is also Iraq's 2nd largest trade partner, an important supplier of electricity, plus there is a huge exchange in religious pilgrims and students. Tehran's goal isn't to control Iraq anyway, it's to have influence with its politicians and economy and it has achieved both of those.

[Investor's Iraq Forum - Iraq Dinar Forum, Iraq Investments, Iraq Stock Exchange, Iraq Bank, Iraq News, Iraqi Dinar] Allawi accuses Iran of election interference: Not that it is a foregone conclusion that Sadr would oppose partnering with Maliki, their long-standing enmity notwithstanding. Ibrahim al-Jaafari, former prime minister and key member of Sadr’s alliance, is said to be meeting with Maliki about a possible government, and it seems that the cleric will keep his options open for the time being, looking for the best deal.

[World] Iraq's Shiites unite to try to form new government | Washington ...: She said the alliance was designed to undermine Iraqiya and, alluding to Iran, she said it was carrying out the will of a "neighboring country." The Shiite alliance will likely try to lure Sunnis from Allawi's coalition in an attempt to .

[Swampland] Iran's Iraq? - Swampland - TIME.com: It is a good sign that the Shi'ite coalition has invited Allawi's Iraqiya party into the government--but that may be a pro forma invitation and it remains to be seen what, if any, policy-making role Allawi will be offered. It also remains to be seen who will emerge as the next Iraqi prime minister.

[Aseel Kami] Iraq recount 50 percent done, no big change in results ...: Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s predominantly Shi’ite coalition demanded the recount of ballots in Baghdad, alleging fraud after finishing second in the March 7 vote, two seats behind a cross-sectarian bloc headed by former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, a secular Shi’ite.

[GlobalSecurity.org] Iraq's Leading Shi'ite Blocs Agree To Form Parliamentary Coalition: The coalition deal between Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's State of Law coalition and the conservative Shi'ite Iraqi National Alliance leaves them just four seats short of a parliamentary majority -- close enough that the alliance possibly could control a majority after a vote recount for Baghdad is completed in two weeks.

[NewsDaily: Top Headlines] NewsDaily: Iraq Shi'ite blocs to join forces in parliament: Allawi had warned that if the two major Shi'ite blocs joined forces and tried to exclude his coalition from government, there could be a return to violence in Iraq, which was torn by sectarian bloodshed that killed tens of thousands in 2006-07.

[Immelman for Congress] Immelman for Congress » Blog Archive » Pro-Iran Pact Emerges in Iraq: An image grab taken on March 6, 2010 from Iran’s official Arabic-language Al-Alam TV shows Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr speaking during a press conference from an undisclosed location on the eve of Iraq’s general election. (Photo credit: AFP ”” Getty Images

[Arab News Blog] Arab News Blog » Allawi's Secularists call for Caretaker Gov't ...: Al-Lami is himself a member of the fundamentalist Shiite Iraqi National Alliance and is close to Iran, which would like to see the two major Shiite parties form a coalition, in alliance with the Kurds. He is supported by Ahmad Chalabi, who was once convicted of embezzling $300 million from his own bank in Jordan, and fed the US phony intel on Iraq to get up the war.

[Foreign Policy] Springtime for Iran -- By Michael Knights | Foreign Policy: The groundwork was laid for this perverse state ofaffairs during the pre-election period when the Accountability and JusticeCommission (AJC) sought to ban 511 candidates using de-Baathification statutes,and by the claims of fraud leveled by both Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki'sState of Law Alliance (SLA) and Ayad Allawi's Iraqi National Movement (INM)before the first votes were even counted. On April 19, the Iraqi JudicialCommission acceded to calls for a manual recount of more than 2.4 million votesin Baghdad, aprocess that began on May 2 and will continue for at least two weeks.

[Global News Blog Headlines] Middle East News - Iraq's Allawi courts Iranian support : Global ...: NASIRIYAH, Iraq At least $4 million in counterfeit U.S. currency has flooded into Iraq since December, and U.S. and Iraqi officials are trying to determine how much of the counterfeiting is purely criminal and how much might be an Iranian attempt to influence Iraqi politics.

[Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Iraqi election winner Allawi's Sunni-supported party courts ...: BAGHDAD ”” The Sunni-backed secular coalition that came in first in Iraqi elections tried Thursday to improve relations with powerful Shiite neighbor Iran, assuring Tehran that if it heads the new government, it would not let Iraq be used as a launching pad for an invasion.

[At War] The Heart of Allawi's Win - At War Blog - NYTimes.com: “Allawi has historical relations with both the Americans and the British,” said Ahmed Abdul Hussein, a well known Iraqi writer who was the editor in chief for several Iraqi newspapers. “Despite the clear decline of the American role in Iraq, the Americans are trying to perform the role of the honest judge in Iraqi politics.”

[The New Yorker Blog] News Desk: Out of the Shadows : The New Yorker: After the fall of Saddam, Allawi returned to Iraq but kept his head down at first, while Chalabi basked in the limelight and behaved as if he were the the man to beat. But in the spring of 2004, it was Allawi, with U.S. backing, who was chosen by other members of Iraq’s interim governing council to become Iraq’s new interim prime minister, and it was to Allawi that Paul Bremer “handed over”

[India Current Affairs] India Current Affairs » Blog Archive » IRAQ ELECTIONS: NO WINNERS ...: Besides, Iran, which has a lot of influence over the Shia parties, is extremely suspicious of the antecedents of Allawi. Iran’s national interests however coincide with that of a stable Iraq. Teheran is aware that sectarianism can be exploited by the occupation forces to prolong their stay.

[SWJ Blog] 5 May SWJ Roundup (SWJ Blog): The electoral coalitions of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki and the other major Shiite bloc in Iraq announced a postelection alliance on Tuesday night that cleared the way for a Shiite-dominated government for the next four years. The new alliance - not unlike the one that emerged after Iraq’s last parliamentary election in 2005 - strengthens the position of the country’s main Shiite parties but does not yet guarantee Mr.

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