Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Wednesday 28 April 2010

RFE/RL Iraq Report
 
RFE/RL Iraq Report
4/28/2010 8:10:22 PM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Iraq

 
Iraqi Bloc Responds To Disqualifications Iraqi Bloc Responds To Disqualifications
A legal challenge has been raised to an Iraqi panel's disqualification of dozens of candidates that casts doubt on the slim lead of a Sunni-backed alliance. More
 
Iraqi Legislators Paid 'Too Much' Iraqi Legislators Paid 'Too Much'
Senior Iraqi officials say the high salaries and other benefits given to parliament members and top-ranking state officials need to be cut because they will drain the budget. More
 
Baghdad Recount Raises Fears Of Violence Baghdad Recount Raises Fears Of Violence
The race to form a new Iraqi government has been thrown open by an Iraqi judicial panel's order for a recount of more than 2.5 million ballots cast in Baghdad during the March 7 parliamentary election. More
 
Another National Unity Government in Baghdad? Another National Unity Government in Baghdad?
As the political horse-trading among Iraq's political factions drags on in the wake of the country's parliamentary elections last month, there has been a growing call for the formation of another so-called "national unity government," which would include all of Iraq's political factions. More
 
Iraqi Officials Suspended On Disclosure Iraqi Officials Suspended On Disclosure
Iraq's anticorruption czar says some 90 officials -- including judges, diplomats, and ambassadors -- have been suspended because they failed to submit financial-disclosure statements. More
 
Iraq's Turkomans Feel New Political Strength Iraq's Turkomans Feel New Political Strength
Iraq's Turkoman community is feeling new strength after last month's national parliamentary elections, as it could play a decisive role in the forming of a new government. More