UN Envoy Urges More Negotiations with Iraqis

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"The United Nations special envoy called on American officials Wednesday to broaden their negotiations to include Iraqis who oppose the occupation, and he suggested that his own authority in shaping the new government had been sharply limited by American officials."

"The government of Iraq, I sometimes say - I'm sure he doesn't mind my saying - Bremer is the dictator of Iraq," Brahimi said. "He has the money. He has the signature. Nothing happens without his agreement in this country."

"Brahimi did not get into details, although people close to him suggested last week that he had reluctantly agreed to the selection of Iyad Alawi as prime minister only after U.S. officials had pushed him."

http://www.iht.com/articles/523124.html