The mission extension Troops Foreign Iraqi Parliament Approved

The members of the Iraqi parliament has approved a resolution to allow the British troops and other foreign non-United States remain in the country after the UN mandate expires at the end of this year. With the approval of the Iraqi parliament gave the government the authority to sign agreement on the presence of foreign troops non-US post-2008.

Resolution that allows foreign troops, the troops remain in Iraq until the region late July next year. U.S. troops presence has been regulated by a separate agreement. In the agreement, the United States army will return before the end of the year 2011.

Giving voice to British troops and the presence of foreign troops took place after the head of the Iraqi parliament, Mahmoud Mashhadani reverse. He didesak to resign after calling the members of parliament, the Iraqi parliament as the worst in the world.

Most foreign troops non-US, which is currently in Iraq were coming from Britain. British troops will leave Iraq at the latest the end of July next year. Said British Prime Minister Gordon Brown last week.

Foreign troops other non-U.S. soldiers, including Australia and Romania. The question related to the political head of the Iraqi parliament voting problems cause a bit of the mandate held Monday pending.

"Vote Tuesday ketidakmenentuan end one week on the legal status of the British and other foreign troops in Iraq," said the BBC journalist, Caroline Wyatt, from Basra.


Source: BBC

Zaidi tortured during 36 Hours endless

Investigations throwing shoes against U.S. President George W Bush finished. Si "pitcher Sepatu" journalist or TV station Al-Baghdadia, Muntazer al-zaidi (28), will be brought to justice in the upcoming December 31. If proven guilty, zaidi dipenjara 5-15 years.

Judicial investigators, Dhiya al-Kenani, Monday (22/12), explains, zaidi dituding "the head of state who visited the center." If proven guilty, zaidi will be in prison between 5 and 15 years. Zaidi punishment can be more lightweight 1-5 years when he established "to the efforts of the experiment." Attorneys ask zaidi zaidi cases transferred from the central criminal court (special handling terrorism) to the ordinary courts. However, the request was declined.

Zaidi throw sepatunya to meet Bush in the press. However, the decline was due to throw Bush can avoid. After that, zaidi diringkus direct Iraqi security forces and the U.S. President. Zaidi against the keep struggling to get free. As a result, the body-zaidi hematoma hematoma. "Many wound hematoma in the blue-blue body. There is also a loose tooth at the top. Left eye also livid, "said lawyer Dhiya al-Saadi, Sunday.

Kenani justify the complaint on the treatment of the security apparatus zaidi. Information about the wound on the body zaidi hematoma was strengthened with the medical reports the government hospital.

Treatment due to the violence, zaidi the plan because Iraqi security forces memukulinya. Zaidi brother, al-uday zaidi, said, zaidi indeed keep struggling to get free on the floor when diringkus security. At that time zaidi beaten several times in the face and eyes. When a call zaidi in prison, uday claim to see a lot of wounds in the body zaidi. There are teeth on both the date and leaves have ears burn as sundutan former cigarette.

"I met with my brother about it. He was tortured in prison suit 36 hours without stopping. Zaidi beaten with cables and iron. Severe bleeding occurred in the eye. Both feet and nose injuries and hematoma. Zaidi also tortured with disetrum high voltage, "said uday. The judge disputed the torture that.

Kantor Iraqi PM Nuri al-Maliki, last week, said, zaidi writing "apologize letter" because it was put to the sepatunya Bush. Moreover, Maliki said, in a letter that zaidi sepatunya claim to throw up a terrorist command. "In the letter, he (zaidi) claim, there are other people ask him throw shoes. People say it is already know we often kill other people, "said Maliki did not mention the name of" someone "is.
source:kompas