Minister: Iraq Demands Security Authority

[maddezmom]

UNITED NATIONS - Iraq (news - web sites)'s foreign minister told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that the new interim government wants the U.S.-led multinational force to stay but insists on authority over "security matters."


Hoshyar Zebari said a new U.N. resolution on Iraq must spell out the relationship between the government and the multinational force so that Iraq's sovereignty isn't compromised and the force is able to defend itself.

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a tad more: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=736&e=1&u=/ap/20040603/ap_on_re_mi_ea/un_iraq

watching the discussion at the UN on CNNI...so far most agree with the Minister.

[kerrycrat2k4]

1. HAHAHAH

Like President Pinnocchio is going to give up the strings on his criminal puppet regime. * doesnt care about iraqi government he just wants to secure thier oil and its all falling down around his head and i wont be suprised if there isnt martial law before mid july

[maddezmom]

2. more: "to control, administer and manage Iraq's resources and assets,"

UNITED NATIONS - Iraq (news - web sites)'s foreign minister told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that the new interim government wants the U.S.-led multinational force to stay but insists on authority over "security matters."



Hoshyar Zebari said a new U.N. resolution on Iraq must spell out the relationship between the government and the multinational force so that Iraq's sovereignty isn't compromised and the force is able to defend itself.


The resolution, currently under debate in the council, must also underline "the transfer of full sovereignty to the people of Iraq" and authorize the interim government "to control, administer and manage Iraq's resources and assets," he said.


Zebari addressed key issues of concern to Iraq, similar to those at the heart of the Security Council debate: the powers of Iraq's interim government, its control over security, and its relationship with the multinational force.


The foreign minister warned that "any premature departure of international troops would lead to chaos and the real possibility of a civil war in Iraq."

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[struggle4progress]

3. UN resolution falls short on sovereignty, Iraq declares

The Foreign Minister of Iraq, Hoshyar Zebari, said last night that a draft resolution before the UN Security Council on the future of his country does not go far enough to guarantee the return of full sovereignty after 30 June. Nor, he said, does it properly clarify the future relationship between the new interim government and foreign troops.
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Lamenting that the interim government was not elected and lacks "legitimacy", Mr Sistani said, "it is hoped that the government will prove its efficiency and integrity." Referring to Mr Zebari's visit to New York, he urged the government to get "a clear Security Council resolution enabling the Iraqis to restore full sovereignty".
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A senior diplomat close to the Council said members are still some way from agreeing on a text. British sources indicated, however, that London was willing to revise the text further to accommodate French and German concerns in the hope of reaching a consensus on the resolution soon.
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The wrangling inside the Council was about "how much power the US and the UK are really giving up and how it is distributed," the diplomat said.
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http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=527994

[Just Me]

4. I will be very interested in watching how this tug-of-war plays out.

The Bush regime has to successfully "poker-face" their true motivations in order to keep their claws deep into the country and its resources. Will everyone get past being jelly-spined and stand up to this brazenly greedy and bullying bunch of freon neocons?

I guess we will just have to watch and see. Personally, I think everyone has had quite enough of the Bush bullying bullsh*t.