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New York Times:

Top Sunni Bloc Is Set to Rejoin Cabinet in Iraq

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s largest Sunni bloc has agreed to return to Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki’s cabinet after a boycott of nearly a year, several Sunni leaders said Thursday. They cited a recently passed amnesty law and the government’s crackdown on Shiite militias as reasons for the move.

Reconstruction of Samarra shrine unites factions in Iraq

SAMARRA, Iraq (AP) — It was the bombing of a revered Shiite shrine here that pushed Iraq to the brink of civil war, bloodshed that has left tens of thousands dead and this ancient city in ruins.

But reconstruction of the famed mosque amid the rubble filling this city is under way, once bitter Shiite and Sunni enemies jointly man checkpoints and locals hope tourists will return again to see the shrine and help save the economy.

"It's a beautiful thing that they are rebuilding the mosque," said Abdul Jabar Salah, an unemployed father of three standing in line on Tuesday outside the mayor's office, waiting to apply for a job helping with reconstruction of the shrine.

"We're hopeful that as the mosque rises, so, too, will our economic situation. All things, though, depend upon security," he said.

War based on lies!!!

Civil war!!!

No military solution!!!

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