IRAQ

Commondreams: In Reversal, Plan for Iraq Self-Rule Has Been Put Off
— In an abrupt reversal, the United States and Britain have
indefinitely
put off their plan to allow Iraqi opposition forces to form a national
assembly and an interim government by the end of the month. Instead,
top American and British diplomats leading reconstruction efforts here told
exile leaders in a meeting tonight that allied officials would remain
in charge of Iraq for an indefinite period, said Iraqis who attended the
meeting.

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