Iraq to discuss reconciliation plan

[spindrifter]

Saturday 24 June 2006, 4:19 Makka Time, 1:19 GMT

A politician says the Iraqi government will present a 28-point national reconciliation plan to parliament on Sunday that will grant some fighters amnesty and ask for approval of steps for Iraqis to take over security from US soldiers.

Mahmoud Othman, a senior Kurdish politician, said on Friday the plan also would include a timeline for preparing Iraqi forces to take over security from US forces.

That would fit with the overall US-led multinational force's strategy to transfer security to Iraqi forces in certain regions while withdrawing to larger regional bases to stand ready to help in case of emergency.

A final stage would involve the drawdown of US soldiers from thos

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http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/5172A610-5C55-4A84-8F75-59E7FD862B45.htm

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Where are the "larger regional bases," and how many U.S. troops would be hanging out there?