Allawi seeking national dialogue

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Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said he is preparing to hold a national dialogue with all forces opposed to the U.S. military presence in Iraq.

We are preparing an all-out conference for national dialogue to discuss national unity, Iraq's future constitution, the construction of government institutions and the reactivation of the economy in Iraq, Allawi said in an interview with Cairo's mass-circulation daily al-Ahram Thursday.

Allawi also said he is seeking to set up an alliance with liberal, Islamic and democratic movements, in addition to enlightened Sunni and Shiite clerics, to compete in the next general elections.

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[acmavm]

1. Guy just doesn't give up, does he? I'm just wondering if he can walk

around Baghdad without a thousand body guards now. And how pissed is he that his cousin is a big shot in the oil ministry and he's out in the cold?

[geek tragedy]

2. There was a dialogue. Iraqi voters OVERWHELMINGLY rejected his

former-Baathist ass.