tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post372257977824334826..comments2024-02-29T12:38:32.191-08:00Comments on MUSINGS ON IRAQ: Iraqi National Movement Splits For The Fourth TimeJoel Winghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-71290017218829226192011-10-22T21:31:42.483-07:002011-10-22T21:31:42.483-07:00Thanks for the clarification Kirk.Thanks for the clarification Kirk.Joel Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-71511057892250095892011-10-22T10:44:19.444-07:002011-10-22T10:44:19.444-07:00The sources you cited were not clear about this so...The sources you cited were not clear about this so a couple of things need to be caveated. One, Kamal al-Dulaymi is a former member of al-Hal, not current one, as AK News implies. There is an article on the party's website saying this directly. Two, neither this new bloc nor the Shabab actually left the INM/Iraqiya; both split with parties within the INM, but are both still inside it. Allawi's bloc is now just an amorphous, formless aggregation of parties. Here are a couple of Arabic sources; feel free to forward them to AK News:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.alhalnews.com/print.php?id=1310313104" rel="nofollow">Al-Hal Confirms No Link Between Itself and MP Kamal al-Dulaymi</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.iraqhurr.org/content/article/24361359.html" rel="nofollow">Formation of New Bloc within Iraqiya</a>Kirk Sowellhttp://www.insideiraqipolitics.comnoreply@blogger.com