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	Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI)
		Supreme Assembly of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SAIRI)
		The Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI), a Shi'i resistance group, was formed in Iran in 1982 to provide an opposition to Iraqi aggression against Iran.
		The Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) claimed to have obtained government documents describing its long-range plans to drain the marshes completely.
	www.fas.org /irp/world/para/sciri.htm (660 words)

	Iraq Blames Americans for Torture Probe Failure
		Iraq's Shi'ite-led government says it has not been able to investigate allegations of torture of Sunni Arab prisoners in an interior-run detention center in Baghdad because mistakes made at the site by Americans have tainted some of the evidence and files.
		Iraq's interior minister, Bayan Jabr, who is a party member and a former Badr Brigade commander, denies that Badr fighters have been integrated into units in his ministry.
		Saad Juwad Qindeel is a spokesman for the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq and a member of the Iraqi National Assembly.
	www.prisonplanet.com /articles/december2005/011205iraqblames.htm (545 words)

	Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying » By Tag
		Partition of Iraq would work only if two conditions held: (1) the parties were consolidated into internationally recognized states and Iraq’s resources were distributed in a way that made each state economically viable; and (2) the partition into independent states was enforced by a generation of occupation by skilled and politically well-supported troops (preferably Muslims).
		The rise of the Ba’th movement (or "renaissance") in Iraq and Syria was an attempt to unify the Arab nation under a secular banner.
		Bush’s ill-conceived and ill-executed invasion and occupation of Iraq.
	www.docstrangelove.com /tag/iraq (14841 words)

	President Bush Meets with His Eminence Abdul-Aziz Al-Hakim, Leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Part of unifying Iraq is for the elected leaders and society leaders to reject the extremists that are trying to stop the advance of this young democracy.
		We talked about the need to give the government of Iraq more capability, as quickly as possible, so that the elected government of Iraq can do that which the Iraqi people want, which is to secure their country from the extremists and murderers.
		We see the attempts to defame and distort the situation in Iraq not taking into consideration the democratic steps that that country has taken, writing the constitution and establishing a state that depends heavily on the constitution, that it is unified and that it is strong.
	www.whitehouse.gov.cob-web.org:8888 /news/releases/2006/12/20061204-7.html (788 words)

	Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq
		Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq is the main vehicle for Shi'a opposition to Saddam Hussein, with cells operating secretly in Southern Iraq.
		Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq was established in 1982 with the support of Iran.
		Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq was opposed the US-led war in 1991, claiming that the invasion of Kuwait was a pretext for aggression against the Iraqi people, and called on Iraqis to confront the foreign aggression.
	www.iraqinews.com /party_supreme_council_for_islamic_revolution_in_iraq.shtml (161 words)

	Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI), a Shi'i resistance group also known as the Supreme Assembly of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SAIRI), was formed in Iran in 1982 to provide an opposition to Iraqi aggression against Iran.
		The Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq claimed to have obtained government documents describing its long-range plans to drain the marshes completely.
		The long borders between Iraq and Iran which allow the resistance fighters to cross to and from Iraq to carry on their activities.
	www.globalsecurity.org.cob-web.org:8888 /military/world/para/sciri.htm (974 words)

	IRAQ: Iraqi Opposition Groups - Council on Foreign Relations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Founded in 1992, the INC was expelled from Iraq in 1996 and was based in London until its leadership returned to Baghdad in April.
		Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI): The major Iraqi Shiite opposition faction, SCIRI was made up mostly of Shiite exiles living in Iran.
		(Iraq's prewar armed forces totaled about 380,000.) Before the 2003 war, the KDP was estimated to collect $500,000 a day in custom duties on goods smuggled across the Turkish border.
	www.cfr.org /background/background_iraq_opposition.php (1118 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Special \| Resisting occupation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		For the past three decades he has been involved in political activities and was the founder of the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI), the main Shi'a opposition movement, and the most competent amongst Iraq's opposition factions.
		Al-Hakim spoke about the current situation in Iraq, reasons why the Shi'a population have not risen up against Saddam Hussein's regime, the Iraqi opposition, his views on US plans to appoint a military governor to rule Baghdad and his vision for a new Iraq.
		I have always told the people of Iraq to defend their land and be united in the face of this hegemony.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2003/632/sc4.htm (2006 words)

	Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq
		Supreme Assembly of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq
		While there are Shi'a in other parts of Iraq, much of the country's Shi'a population lives in the southern marshland regions near the Iranian border.
		The Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI), a Shi'i resistance group, was formed in Iran to provide an opposition to Iraqi aggression against Iran.
	webhome.idirect.com /~mullen/TG_SCIRI.htm (607 words)

	Dossier: The Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (October 2003) (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Hakim was forced to flee Iraq in 1980 and eventually settled in Iran, where he helped organize former Daawa insiders and other Shiite activists under a succession of opposition fronts that later metamorphosed into SCIRI in November 1982.
		It was Hakim's political pragmatism and the influence of the Supreme Council's progressive and technocratic cadres that prompted SCIRI to establish and maintain ties with the United States.
		Notwithstanding the call for "Islamic Revolution" emblazoned in its name, SCIRI is officially committed to democracy and pluralism in Iraq.
	www.meib.org.cob-web.org:8888 /articles/0310_iraqd.htm (3488 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution
		Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, leader of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (Sciri), a key partner in the coalition government, said talks focused on arms and training for the Iraqi army and the transfer of military authority from the US commander to the Iraqi government.
		Iraq is gripped by tit-for-tat sectarian killings between Shi'ite and Sunnis and many Iraqis fear their oil-rich nation passed the point of no return into sectarian division after the destruction of a Shi'ite shrine in February.
		During a visit to Iraq earlier, ISG members met with key players across the Iraqi political spectrum, reportedly including a representative of Muqtada; President Jalal Talabani; Prime Minister Maliki; and Abdul-Aziz Hakim, leader of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq, a large, influential, and moderate Shi'ite political organization formerly based in Iran.
	news.surfwax.com /politics/files/Supreme_Council_Iraq.html (5564 words)

	Supreme Leader lauds great achievements of Iraqi people - Irna (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that late Ayatollah Mohammad Baqer Hakim and the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) had suffered a lot during dictatorship of Saddam.
		The Supreme Leader expressed pleasure with establishment of democratic government in Iraq and taking shape of constitutional organs in the country.
		The Supreme Leader underscored the need for withdrawal of occupation forces from Iraq as pre-requisite for national security and successful hand-over of the state affairs to Iraqi forces themselves.
	www.irna.ir /en/news/view/line-24/0606205629162418.htm (421 words)

	UIA: Beyond SCIRI and Abd al-Aziz al-Hakim
		The results thus corroborate the picture of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) as being surprisingly marginal within the Alliance in terms of number of deputies from the far south.
		One outstanding feature of the results for the “Deep South” of Iraq in the triangle Basra–Nasiriyya–Amara is the very weak representation of the party which has often been seen as the leading force within the UIA, the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI).
		A second highly charged issue is the make-up of Iraq’s constitutional court, likely to be affected by the planned one-off revision of the constitution, or by the passing of more detailed legislation during the next parliamentary session.
	historiae.org /UIA.asp (1975 words)

	Hakim: Iran-US talks on Iraq to benefit Iraqi nation - Irna
		Leader of the United Iraqi Alliance and Leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) Abdul Aziz al-Hakim here Saturday referred to Iran-US talks on Iraq and the relations of this country with the US and said that pursuing the issue is in the interest of Iraqi nation.
		Turning to terrorism as one of the issues on the agenda of his talks with Mottaki, he said that terrorism against followers of the Islam and people in Iraq, tackling terrorist acts and the presence of all groups in the country's decision making were discussed at the meeting.
		He said that the Iraqi nation and government is interested in having good relations with all Arab and Islamic states and called on them to to follow Iran's policy to support Iraqi nation.
	www.irna.ir /en/news/view/line-24/0606176055235649.htm (416 words)

	REVERSING THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION... IN IRAQ
		For the Communists, it is the Russian Revolution of October 24-25, 1917 which is most celebrated, but even hard-core Marxists will often admit that the October revolution would not have been possible had the revolution of February 24-29, 1917 that overthrew Tsar Nicholas II not preceded it.
		Subsequently, Iraq’s interim President Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer and interim Defense Minister, Hazem Chaalane, have alleged that as many as one million Iranians have entered Iraq in an attempt to "interfere in the Iraqi elections" and assist in the Shiite electoral takeover of the country.
		Most likely the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution, the largest of the fundamentalist Shiite parties and the biggest winner of the January 30th election, will in accordance with a predetermined agreement with al Jafari leader of the al-Dawa party, takeover the Prime Ministership.
	www.etherzone.com /2005/pyne021805.shtml (1636 words)

	Iraq - Supreme Council of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq (SCIRI)
		Iraq - Supreme Council of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq (SCIRI) - DangerFinder
		Iraq - Supreme Council of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq (SCIRI)
		There were about 40,000 rebels in southern Iraq under an umbrella called the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq.
	www.comebackalive.com /df/dplaces/iraq/player6.htm (126 words)

	Long Live the New Iraq!
		A member of Iraq's Turkoman minority, Sulagh is a senior member of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, during the 1990's, represented the organization in Lebanon and Syria
		A Sunni Muslim and contractor, al-Kilani remained in Iraq during the span of the Saddam Hussein government.
		A Shia Muslim, Khodayyir is a member of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq and the Daawa Party
	www.cpa-iraq.org /government/Iraqi_Ministers.html (829 words)

	Robert Dreyfuss: The Islamic Threat in Iraq
		It’s impossible not to see the belligerent attitude of Abdel Aziz al-Hakim, the leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, as unconnected from the growing U.S.-Iran conflict.
		This is one of the major scandals of the Iraq war.
		The greatest risk to the U.S. now is full-scale civil war in Iraq because it would mean a dramatic increase in US and Iraqi casualities and might also require an increase in troop deployments to protect those already there.
	robertdreyfuss.com /blog/2006/01/the_islamic_threat_in_iraq.html (456 words)

	News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The King warned during the meeting of the danger of sectarian fighting in Iraq, reiterating Jordan's support to all sincere efforts aimed at ousting Iraq from the cycle of violence experienced by the return to play active and vital role in the region.
		His Majesty condemned terrorist operations targeting Iraqis, as well as targeting Islamic holy sites in Iraq, regardless of whether Shiite or Sunni, killings and kidnappings perpetrated against the people of Iraq in all their sects.
		His Majesty said the responsibility, entrusted to the Islamic scholars in Iraq and the Islamic world, is a great responsibility to clarify that what is happening in Iraq violates the principles of the sacred religion of Islam, which calls for tolerance and peace.
	www.petra.gov.jo /nepras/2006/Nov/29/216000.htm (390 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Middle East \| Shia leader stresses Iraq's role
		One of Iraq's most powerful Shia leaders has said he is opposed to any foreign move to solve Iraq's problems that bypasses the Baghdad government.
		Mr Hakim heads the largest Shia party in Iraq's parliament, the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (Sciri).
		The bipartisan Iraq Study Group, which reports on Wednesday, is expected to recommend talks with Syria and Iran as part of a reappraisal of US policy.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/6204232.stm (626 words)

	Robert Fisk: Unless The White House Abandons Its Fantasies, Civil War Will Consume The Iraqi Nation
		In Iraq, they go for the jugular: two weeks ago, the UN's top man, yesterday one of the most influential Shia Muslim clerics.
		Then there's the Kuwaitis or the Saudis who certainly don't want his Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq to achieve any kind of "Islamic revolution" north of their border.
		It is the start of a civil war in Iraq that will consume the entire nation if its new rulers do not abandon their neo-conservative fantasies and implore the world to share the future of the country with them.
	www.informationclearinghouse.info /article4578.htm (555 words)

	Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) (Arabic: المجلس الأعلى للثورة الإسلامية في العراق) is, historically, an Iraqi insurgent group backed by Iran during the Iran-Iraq war, and, presently, an Iraqi political party.
		In light of its gains in both elections and government appointments, SCIRI is one of Iraq's most powerful political parties and the biggest party in the Iraqi Council of Representatives
		Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, casts his ballot at a poll station in Baghdad in the January, 2005 election.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Supreme_Council_for_Islamic_Revolution_in_Iraq (646 words)

	The Seattle Times: Nation & World: A scramble for answers in Iraq
		BAGHDAD, Iraq — While the United States awaited today's release of a report calling for new approaches to the Iraq war, Iraqi leaders were pressing ahead with their own initiatives.
		Al-Maliki's decision Tuesday to send envoys to Iraq's neighbors to pave the way for a regional conference has the potential to polarize the debate further.
		Iraq's two largest Shiite factions, each backed by a private army implicated in the bloodshed, disagree on a timetable for U.S. troop withdrawals.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2003463764_iraq06.html (1100 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Middle East \| Who's who in Iraq: Sciri
		The Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (Sciri), is one of the two main Iraqi Shia parties.
		It has remained committed to the US-led political process in Iraq, although it has criticised US officials for not giving Iraqi leaders more authority.
		He had many supporters in Iraq, but his close connections to the ruling clerics in Iran made the US - and some Iraqis - wary of him.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/middle_east/3769991.stm (326 words)

	Renewal in Iraq
		If the extremists succeed in Iraq, they will be emboldened in their efforts to undermine other young democracies in the region, or to overthrow moderate governments, establish new safe havens, and impose their hateful ideology on millions.
		We discussed the plague of terrorism in Iraq which is being fomented and fueled by Al Qaeda.
		We discussed accelerating the transfer of security responsibilities to the Government of Iraq; our hopes for strengthening the future relationship between our two nations; and joint efforts to achieve greater cooperation from governments in the region and to counter those elements that are fueling the conflict.
	www.whitehouse.gov /infocus/iraq (833 words)

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