Hakim calls for Shiite autonomy
SCIRI leader looks to Kurdistan example
Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, spoke [on Friday].
Hakim called on Iraqis to take on greater responsibility for securing the country, to set up neighborhood defense committees, and to establish greater autonomy in a region of nine provinces in southern and central Iraq, a predominantly Shiite area.
Hakim said that the “experience of Kurdistan” — a largely autonomous region in northern Iraq — “is a pioneering experience” and that “a serious movement should be made in that direction.”
Another official spoke out against any attempted coup. I just can’t see that as even a remote possibility; the Americans are too closely involved, especially in security matters.
Does anyone think a coup is a serious possibility?
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