[news] 83 [Iraqi] MPs ask al-Jaafari to put a timetable for the withdrawal of foreign troops

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by Abdel-Wahed Tohmeh & Al-Hayat | ZNet | June 22, 2005 Baghdad -- One-third of the members of the National Assembly (83 MPs) [out of 275] have asked for a timetable for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq, accusing the Assembly itself of not caring "about the demands of millions of Iraqis." During a press conference that they organized, Falah Hassan Shneishel MP, a member of the "Independent National Bloc," said that "the presence of the occupation forces gives a pretext for the continuation of violence and terrorism that have taken the lives of thousands of Iraqis." In reply to a question from Al-Hayat about the attitude that he would take with his colleagues if the Assembly did not comply with their requests, he said that "they would take a stand," without giving further details.

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