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Article: No good choices for Sunni Arabs on Iraq constitution; Once the constitution becomes law, it cannot be amended for 8 years
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- August 30, 2005
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BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Rebuffed in the constitution deliberations,
Sunni Arabs now face a dilemma: boycott the Oct. 15 referendum on a
new charter and hand the Shiites a landslide victory, or take part in
a vote that demographics suggest they'll lose.
But the Shiite community itself is divided over the constitution,
and interviews on Baghdad streets indicate the key federalism
proposal may be a hard sell to many on both sides.
About 2,000 people, mostly Sunnis, marched Monday against the
constitution in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit. Some carried
pictures of Saddam and repeated chants heard in countless stage-
managed protests during his regime: "We sacrifice our souls and blood
for you, ...