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...choose. A new Iraq-wide opinion poll by the International Republican Institute found that nearly two-thirds of Sunnis intend to vote. But the elections present Sunnis with new dilemmas--and could create new nightmares for U.S. forces and their Iraqi allies. Sunni extremists are calling for a boycott of the elections and threatening reprisals against those who vote. And in the absence of Saddam Hussein's Sunni-dominated regime, there are few credible Sunni political parties to choose from. Community leaders are worried that the absence of a strong Sunni party would leave them without adequate clout...
...candidates, but we will support the election," he said. "We will support people with the right qualifications"--meaning those not associated with the U.S.-backed interim government. Al-Qubaisi was even cautiously optimistic that the A.M.S. would be able to persuade some elements of the resistance to abandon their boycott and join the political process...
...January of this year, BP Amoco sold its $1.65 billion stake in PetroChina. The move came on the heels of a four-year campaign by black churches and human rights groups in the U.S. to boycott Amoco stations in protest of BP’s links to Sudan—although BP’s decision to drop the shares was likely made due to economic considerations and not humanitarian concerns...
...create a kind of force-multiplier for groupings such as his own Iraqi National Accord that have limited political standing. Shiite spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Sistani has expressed unhappiness at the idea of a slate of mostly former-exile parties dominating the election in this way, and his boycott threat may yet pressure the major Shiite parties to avoid standing on Allawi's ticket. Among Shiite political groups, the most important questions are whether Sistani gives the poll his blessing - he may be unhappy about some of the terms on which it is conducted, but he has previously threatened...
...partial vote. With the Sunni Arabs already confronting the prospect that Iraqi democracy will transform them from a ruling elite into a 15-20 percent minority, the effect of excluding whole Sunni towns from the vote will likely strengthen the hand of Sunni forces calling for a boycott. If the Sunnis as a bloc stay out of the election, that's a massive victory for the insurgency - and one that could sustain it for years to come. Sunni abstinence also dims prospects for a new Iraqi government winning wider Arab support. Iraq's Arab neighbors have urged...