Sunday, June 25, 2006
Iraqi PM RhetIraq: Iraq Reconciliation Plan
Who: Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
Source: MSNBC
Quotes: From article titled, "Iraqi PM offers olive branch to insurgents"
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Sunday offered an olive branch to insurgents who join in rebuilding Iraq and said lawmakers should set a timeline for the Iraqi military and police to take control of security throughout the country.
The prime minister made no mention of any timetable for the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces in a 24-point national reconciliation plan he presented to parliament.
The plan would include an amnesty for insurgents and opposition figures who have not been involved in terrorist activities. Al-Maliki stressed that insurgent killers would not escape justice.
The Iraqi parliament was to debate the plan, which is believed to face considerable opposition among hard-liners on both sides of the Sunni-Shiite divide.
Al-Maliki’s reconciliation plan said there should be a timeline established for Iraqi forces to take over all security duties in the country. It included no specifics on the withdrawal of American and British forces, a Shiite lawmaker told The Associated Press.
The plan also seeks compensation for former detainees “and those who were killed by Iraqi and American forces.” Time spent in prison would be considered as part of a former detainee’s mandatory military service.
Source: MSNBC
Quotes: From article titled, "Iraqi PM offers olive branch to insurgents"
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Sunday offered an olive branch to insurgents who join in rebuilding Iraq and said lawmakers should set a timeline for the Iraqi military and police to take control of security throughout the country.
The prime minister made no mention of any timetable for the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces in a 24-point national reconciliation plan he presented to parliament.
The plan would include an amnesty for insurgents and opposition figures who have not been involved in terrorist activities. Al-Maliki stressed that insurgent killers would not escape justice.
The Iraqi parliament was to debate the plan, which is believed to face considerable opposition among hard-liners on both sides of the Sunni-Shiite divide.
Al-Maliki’s reconciliation plan said there should be a timeline established for Iraqi forces to take over all security duties in the country. It included no specifics on the withdrawal of American and British forces, a Shiite lawmaker told The Associated Press.
The plan also seeks compensation for former detainees “and those who were killed by Iraqi and American forces.” Time spent in prison would be considered as part of a former detainee’s mandatory military service.
