the situation in iraq again

"Ahmad al-Chalabi, head of the Iraqi National Congress
and a member of the Iraqi United Alliance"

I just wanted to point at a few stories about things happening in Iraq.

Over the past few days, there have been a number of incidents of violence, including gunmen killing six people at a checkpoint in northern Mosul, the explosion of a car bomb near a US convoy in Baghdad, and an attack on Shiite pilgrims south of Baghdad. (link to AP article)

Meanwhile, the parliament has been dealing with the underrepresentation of Iraq's Sunni minority, the group who held power under Saddam Hussein. Voting was low in Sunni neighbourhoods, resulting in a parliament controlled mostly by Kurds and the majority Shiites. The latter two groups have been trying to ensure that Sunnis have a voice in the new government, but that has proven to be complicated. The insurgency is also believed to be composed mostly of Sunni Iraqis, which doesn't help things politically. (articles: Reuters, AP, BBC)