VOL. XLVII

No 07

16-February-2004

IRAQ

Appointment Of Undersecretaries To Iraqi Ministries Suspended

Iraqs Governing Council on 12 February named 80 Iraqis as ministry undersecretaries. But within hours, US Civilian Administrator Paul Bremer is reported to have suspended the appointments because they had been made on a sectarian and party basis, rather than on ability. Furthermore, ministers had not been consulted. Of the 80 people selected by a committee composed of the leading members of the...