Iraqi parliament leaves Saddamists and Mojahedin Khalq in the cold
… the al-Iraqiyya members had wanted parliament to pass a motion to remove the stigma of Baathism which had barred four of the coalition’s key figures from taking political office. Although not opposed to Mr Talabani’s re-election itself, they had wanted the motion to be passed before the election of the president.”We boycotted the session because we showed good intentions to others, but they stabbed us in the back,”Saleh al-Mutlak, … But despite the walk-out, the parliamentary session continued and MPs went on to re-elect Mr Talabani …