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Titolo: Sunnis form alliance as US deaths mount (Reuters)

L'intreccio si complica...
Am.
 Sunnis form alliance as US deaths mount
By Michael Georgy and Waleed Ibrahim  11 minutes ago
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Sunni Arab leaders formed an alliance to fight 
Iraq's next elections on Wednesday, as the U.S. death toll marched past 
2,000 and intensified pressure on Washington.
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Three Sunni parties joined a coalition to contest the December 15 
parliamentary poll, after fierce Sunni opposition narrowly failed to 
veto a new, U.S.-backed constitution in a referendum.
"We call upon all Iraqis to participate actively in the elections and 
not listen to calls for boycotts because they are harmful," the new 
alliance, called the Iraqi Accord Front, said in a statement.
The alliance of the Iraqi People's Gathering, the Iraqi Islamic Party 
and the Iraqi National Dialogue was the clearest sign yet that some 
Sunnis are turning to the ballot box after boycotting Iraq's last 
parliamentary vote in January.
U.S. and Iraqi officials are likely to welcome the move, but it is not 
clear if the group has much sway over hard-line Sunni insurgents waging 
a bloody campaign against the Shi'ite and Kurdish-led government and 
the U.S. occupying force protecting it.
The U.S. military, which on Tuesday marked the 2,000th American death 
since the 2003 invasion, on Wednesday announced another soldier had 
died, in a vehicle accident in southern Iraq.
The rise of the U.S. death toll has piled pressure on President George 
W. Bush to show progress in Iraq, with growing numbers of U.S. voters 
skeptical about the direction of the war.
The referendum result is one boost for Washington, opening the way for 
an election U.S. planners hope will mark Iraq's emergence as a stable 
ally capable of handling its own security, removing the need for U.S. 
troops.
Much depends on whether Sunnis -- who represent about 20 percent of the 
population -- are brought on board under a deal, brokered by U.S. 
diplomats days before the referendum, which opens the constitution to 
amendment by the new parliament.
FOCUS ON THE AMERICANS
Sunnis turned out in large numbers to vote against the constitution 
this month, but failed to muster the two-thirds majority "No" in at 
least three provinces necessary to veto the measure. Two provinces 
reached the mark; a third fell short.
Some Sunni leaders said their failure to block the constitution, which 
many fear hands permanent control of much of Iraq to the Shi'ite 
majority and its Kurdish allies, would spur a new political campaign to 
force Washington to withdraw.
"Our political program will focus more on getting the Americans out of 
Iraq," Hussein al-Falluji, a prominent Sunni who took part in talks on 
the constitution, told Reuters.
"Our message to the American administration is clear: get out of Iraq 
or set a timetable for withdrawal or the resistance will keep 
slaughtering your soldiers until Judgment Day."
News of the 2,000th U.S. death, which prompted memorials and anti-war 
protests in the United States, was met with grim satisfaction in some 
parts of Iraq dominated by the insurgency.
"This number shows the size of Iraq's heroic resistance which has 
embarrassed the Americans," said Suha Jabir, a 35-year-old housewife in 
Falluja, scene of some of the war's most ferocious battles between 
militants and U.S. troops.
Bush, speaking in 2,000th death was announced, rejected suggestions 
there might be a quick pullout: "This war will require more sacrifice, 
more time and more resolve."
DEADLINES AND DOUBTS
With a Friday deadline looming for parties and electoral coalitions to 
register on the ballot paper for the December 15 vote, Sunni leaders 
hope to develop a coherent political strategy although deep rivalries 
may undercut unity.
Saleh Mutlak of the Iraqi National Dialogue took a cautious view of the 
December polls, which will elect a full four-year parliament to replace 
the current transitional legislature.
"We want to go for the elections but it will be rather difficult 
because it will be hard to convince people about the benefits from the 
political process," said Mutlak.
"I think that the resistance will be more active and probably prevent 
us from joining the elections."
Sunni disillusion has been stoked by Saddam Hussein's trial on charges 
of crimes against humanity, which began last week. Saddam -- still 
regarded as a hero by some of his fellow Sunnis -- entered a not guilty 
plea and challenged the legitimacy of the court set up to try him.
On Wednesday, Saddam's defense lawyers said they were suspending all 
contact with the Baghdad court, fearing for their lives after the 
murder of a colleague last week.
It was unclear what impact the announcement would have on the case, 
which has been suspended until November 28. But it seemed certain to 
fuel doubts raised by human rights groups over the fairness of the 
proceedings.
Fear ran high in Baghdad, two days after a suicide bomb attack on a 
hotel complex used by foreign journalists. Responsibility was claimed 
by al Qaeda.
On Wednesday militants shot two bodyguards of Iraq's water minister and 
killed an official in the culture ministry.
(Additional reporting by Claudia Parsons, Hiba Moussa, Azeel Kami, Omar 
al-Ibaidi in Baghdad, Fadel al-Badran in Falluja)

died, in a vehicle accident in southern Iraq.
Massimo1!!! Massimo1!!!  Segna, segna!!! :)
E' stato ucciso dalla "RESISTENZA" e l'hanno fatto sembrare un incidente
di macchina!!!! :)
*LOL*
-Stefano

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Bagonghi, se i Sunniti rifiutano il processo politico, vedrai che 
fuochi d'artificio, guerriglia o resistenza che sia...
Am.
 

vedrai che fuochi d'artificio, guerriglia o resistenza che sia...
Certo, certo... :)
*pat pat*
-Stefano

 L'intreccio si complica...
ottimo

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#_Eggggia`! Se ben ricordo tu affermasti, qualche mese fa, che in Iraq la
pace era stata raggggiunta, quindi devono essere per forza festeggggiamenti.
Ecciaraggggione...cia`!
E` 'a fiesta e Fuorigrótt'...'a prucessione e San Gennar' !!
Castagnole e tricchettracche , tamburriello e 'o putipu`
GGGGian'