Minister of State for National Dialogue Akram Al-hakim of Iraq

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The respected Sayid Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim expressed admiration and jubilation for having this great landmark of Islam in the West.

Al-Hakim is the leader of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq, a major party in parliament, and he also heads up the ruling United Iraqi Alliance party coalition.

Al-Hakim was dismissive of the Sunni Arab guerrilla movement, saying, “If there was a true resistance movement, then it should unmask itself so that we can sit down and negotiate with it, but I have seen no proof that such a movement actually exists.

Al-Hakim was also highly critical of the performance of US troops in Iraq: “They were not qualified to protect society.

Al-Hakim has his own militia, the Badr Corps, some 20,000 strong, and has been frustrated that they are often marginalized by the AmericansAl-Zaman reports more of the AFP interview [Ar.

Al-Hakim said that the establishment of a Sunni Arab regional confederacy would be the best way to fight terrorism.

Al-Hakim has his own militia, the Badr Corps, some 20,000 strong, and has been frustrated that they are often marginalized by the Americans""Whether by design or by accident, it is typically stupid of US to exclude from negotiations any group which has power.

contributions, and scholarly history.

having this great landmark of Islam in the West.

Minister of State for National Dialogue Akram al-Hakim said the concessions being sought by Sunni groups included a timetable for withdrawal of troops of the United States-led forces as well as the disbandment of Shia militias, and added that some were acceptable to the government of Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki.

Al-Hakim praised demonstrators who had protested for several days across the Babil Governorate where the Al-Hillah bombing took place, and in Baghdad where some 2,000 demonstrators gathered on 18 March (see "RFE/RL Newsline," 21 March 2005.

TEXT: A senior member of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, the country's largest Shi'ite party, says Muhannad al-Hakim was gunned down on the street near his Baghdad home on Wednesday.

Akram al-Hakim is unwilling to say exactly what role the slain man, Muhannad al-Hakim, played in the Supreme Council, saying simply that he cooperated with the party on security issues.

militias, and added that some were acceptable to the government.

Al-Hakim said talks were held with former Baathists, such as Saddam's vice president Izzet Ibrahim al-Douri, who were opposed to attacks on Iraqi civilians.

Al-Hakim has visited Iran, and is set to travel to Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates.

Iraqi Minister of National Dialogue Akram al-Hakim said here during a press conference that his country would never accept any terrorist organization to use its territories as a base for attacks against a neighboring country.

Mr al-Hakim said that they had met former members of Saddam Husseins regime and people who were either directly or indirectly connected to the resistance.

In statements obtained by KUNA, Akram Al-Hakim said along with the taking a stand against terrorism, the countries must notify the Iraqi government of their support and extradite criminals to Iraq.

Al-Hakim is the Iraqi minister of state for national dialogue and head of the High Commission of National Reconciliation.

Minister of State for National Dialogue Akram al-Hakim said the concessions being sought by Sunni Arab rebel groups included a timetable for withdrawal of troops of the US-led coalition as well as the disbandment of Shiite militias, and added that some were acceptable to the government.

Al-Hakim said that the Badr Corps consists of Iraqi youth and that, "All staff, weapons, and entire training facilities of the Badr Corps are provided inside Iraq, and there is no link between them and the Iranian IRGC.

SCIRIs Muhsin al-Hakim said that the statement declared the readiness of the Iraqi people and army to rise up against the regime.

SCIRI associate Muhsin al-Hakim said in a 24 March telephone interview with IRNA that members of the SCIRI Leadership Council held a series of meetings in recent days to discuss their role in current events and in Iraqs future.

SCIRI leader Ayatollah Muhammad Baqer al-Hakim said in the 26 March issue of "Al-Hayat," however, that the United States has warned the Iraqi opposition and people not to participate in the war, and the Iraqi regime has issued orders to suppress any popular uprisings.

SCIRIs Akram al-Hakim said in a 26 March interview with Al-Jazeera television that SCIRI does not support an invasion or occupation of Iraq but that it and the rest of the opposition are ready to take over afterward.

SCIRIs Abd al-Aziz al-Hakim has been touted as a possible future Iraqi leader, furthermore, but his close relationship with Tehran precludes the United States allowing such an occurrence, according to a commentary in the "Gilan-i Imruz" daily of Rasht on 10 February.

SCIRIs Akram al-Hakim said in a 26 March interview with Al-Jazeera television, however, that a localized uprising started on 25 March but did not extend to the rest of Basra.

Al-Hakim described the situation in Basra as "on the brink of explosion," but he said the authorities "severe and suppressive security measures" prevent popular action.