Iraqi Sunnis to boycott government

This terrible news crossed the wires today.  The Arab Sunni bloc is boycotting government meetings.  BBC:

Iraq's main Sunni Arab bloc has said it will boycottgovernment meetings because of legal steps being taken against one ofits ministers.

The Iraqi Accord Front (IAF) has six ministers, and itsmove is seen as a blow to the Shia-led cabinet as it tries to reconcilethe two communities.

Earlier this week, an arrest warrant was issued for Culture Minister Asaad Kamal al-Hashemi, an IAF member.

The case concerns the killing of two sons of a Sunni politician in 2005.

Obviously it adds further downward momentum to a war that will probably be ended by Congress.

More Iraq news:

• 329 US soldiers have been killed during the second quarter of 2007.  It represents the worst death toll of any quarter since the invasion in March of 2003.
• General Patraeus estimates that half of Baghdad is now under control.
• Insurgents bombed an oil pipeline south of Baghdad.  Remember though, this is a capital with with 2.5 million people.
• CBS Poll: 77% say the war is going "badly"; 66% want the number of US troops decreased; 40% want all US troops out.