Proposed changes to Iraq's draft constitution win Sunnis' support

"BAGHDAD, Iraq - (KRT) - A small glimmer of hope emerged Monday that Iraq's disgruntled Sunnis may yet be persuaded to reverse their opposition to Iraq's new constitution and vote yes in Saturday's referendum, thereby averting a potentially irreversible sectarian rift over the controversial document that will shape Iraq's future.

After a day of meetings between Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish leaders mediated by U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, three amendments to the draft were proposed that some Sunni leaders said would persuade them to support the constitution.

"We reject the document as it is now, but if these modifications are made, we will vote yes, and we will call on all Iraqis to vote yes," said Alaa Mekki, a spokesman for the Islamic Party, one of the biggest Sunni parties that has led the campaign for a "no vote" in the Sunni community.

As Iraq heads toward the referendum, fears are mounting that the document in its current form will serve to further divide the country, widening the rift between the Sunnis who oppose it and the Shiites and Kurds who support it."
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Heads up people something's up. Something has changed, but I don't see it yet.... keep an eye out. This could go either way. I get the feeling people are nervous, they know something we don't.