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The Arafat model: some leaders in Iraq are following it, and they must not get away with it.(AT WAR)

National Review

| September 12, 2005 | Rubin, Michael | COPYRIGHT 2005 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Erbil, Iraq

IRAQIS gathered around television sets as midnight approached on August 22. They watched as constitutional drafting-committee members and political elites whispered among themselves. When the Speaker of the National Assembly, Hachim al-Hasani, declared, "We have received a draft of the constitution," the assembly erupted in applause. "But," he added, "there are some points that are still outstanding and need to be addressed in the next three days." Late into the night, politicians and activists continued to meet in the Baghdad homes of the major powerbrokers, grappling with the roles of federalism and Islam in the new Iraq.

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