Shi'ite rebels wreck constitution ceremony
Iraq’s constitution was in limbo today after Shi’ite leaders refused to sign it in a last-minute dispute that wrecked a planned ceremony and marred a landmark in US plans to hand over sovereignty.
A spokesman for one of the Shi’ite parties said yesterday that no signing would take place before Monday, giving time for members to consult Shi’ite Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Husseini al-Sistani – who has already forced two major revisions in US plans to transfer power to the Iraqis.
