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...after the GAO released its report, Iraq's parliament adopted a $21 billion 2008 supplementary budget...
...true that the Iraqi government is spending little on reconstruction," says Ayad Al-Samariee, the head of the finance committee in the Iraqi parliament. "The weak Iraqi capability to do big projects, maybe at the end of 2008, will improve...
...Islamabad home, Zardari hailed the decision as "good news for democracy." "The coalition leaders believe that it has become imperative to move for impeachment," he told reporters. At his side, Sharif glowed with a kind of relish. "This person committed an oppression against Pakistan. That's why the parliament has decided to impeach him," Sharif added. Musharraf first came to power by staging a coup against Sharif...
...pressure. "Failed coup against ISI was to appease U.S.," read one local headline. "They wanted to please Washington," said former spymaster Gul. "It misfired and became a boomerang to hurt them." The PPP did not help its case by the manner in which it proceeded. Neither the parliament nor the coalition's junior partners were consulted. And in choosing to cede control of the ISI to Rehman Malik, the effective Minister of Interior, instead of tightening his own grip, Gilani was left looking weak...
...establishing the truth, of course. "There has to be an arrangement whereby all of the institutions of the state are brought to work under the rule of law," said Hussain, the pro-Musharraf senator. "Like in any civilized democracy, the intelligence agencies should be held accountable to parliament." But last weekend's experience suggests such an arrangement may be a long time coming...