July 22, 2005

12 Scholars on the Possibilities of Power-Sharing -- Particularly for the Kurds -- in Iraq

By DAVID GLENN

FEDERALIST PAPERS: The hour is getting late. Under a timetable established last year, the interim Iraqi government has until August 15 to draft a permanent constitution, which must then be put to a popular referendum. It will be a small miracle if the government meets the deadline; the process of luring Sunni representatives onto the constitution-drafting committee has already chewed up five months.

The most contentious issue among Iraq's new framers will probably be the relationship

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