Monday, August 15, 2005

Iraqi Constitution Update

After being delayed earlier today, we have this newsfrom Yahoo:
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) A Shiite member of the committee drafting Iraq's constitution says agreement has been reached on all but two points that will be referred to parliament.
This is important. It is a key step in resolving the situation in Iraq. Look for attacks to increase between now and the December elections. There is a pattern to these atacks...every time significant progress is made, our enemy kicks it up a notch.

3:40PM Update

Yahoo News Alert:
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) A Kurdish minister says on Al-Arabiyah TV that Iraqis could not fully agree on a constitution and will seek a 7-10 day postponement.
Delay of game...too early to tell what this means exactly...

5:00PM Update

The Iraqi Parliament voted to extend the deadline seven days in order to get more cowbell...



Film at 11...