Al Qaeda: Sunni Doctrine Precludes Participation in Iraq Constitution-Drafting

According to a Reuters story carried in today's Khaleej Times, Iraq's Al-Qaeda issued a statement yesterday calling on Sunnni Muslims to reject US proposals for them to participate in drafting Iraq's new constitution. The statement said: "Would anyone draft the constitution other than those who do not believe in God’s book.... Our Sunni faith stipulates that the sword and bullets be the only dialogue between us and worshippers of the cross."