30 December 2006
Iraq Federalism?
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Many people are now saying that the level of violence between Sunni and Shi'ites in Iraq means the country is now in a state of civil war.
One response to this has been a call to abandon the idea of a unitary state and set up a loose federation of three autonomous regions, with only a few powers held by a central government.
This interview was first broadcast on 3/6/06.
Guests
Leslie Gelb
President Emeritus and Board Senior Fellow of Council on Foreign Relations
Further Information
Unity Through Autonomy in Iraq
By Joseph Biden and Leslie Gelb
Divide and Heal
by Gareth Stansfield in Australian Financial Review May 12 2006
Story Researcher and Producer
Kathy Gollan
