Iraqi parliament won't pass pact: speaker
August 26, 2008 AMMAN (AFP) - Iraqi parliament speaker Mahmud Mashhadani said on Monday lawmakers will not approve a controversial military security pact on the status of US forces in the war-torn country.
“What I understand is that the Iraqi parliament will not pass this agreement,” Mashhadani told a news conference in Jordan’s capital.
“At this moment the Iraqi government and parliament are not ready for such a deal, which will face a lot of hurdles.”
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