Assembly vote would push out al-Jaafari
Embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari will be forced out of his post through a vote in the National Assembly if he refuses to step aside voluntarily, a Shi’ite Iraqi legislator said yesterday. Ongoing political talks could result “in a new surprise,” lawmaker Ayad Jamal al Din told editors and reporters at The Washington Times. He declined to predict who would replace Mr. al-Jaafari, but said it would be someone acceptable to Shi’ites, Sunnis and Kurds. Full Story