United Iraqi Scholars Group

A group of Kurds, Sunnis, and Shi'ites have formed a new anti-CPA organization in Iraq called the United Iraqi Scholars Group. From the article, these are generally moderate figures who have been planning this for months. According to Islam Online, it involves everyone from the Arab Nationalist Movement to the Human Rights Higher Committee to the Association of Muslim Scholars. I wonder if this represents the emergence of a real Iraqi national leadership. Even if most Iraqis are unfamiliar with them, they probably represent the non-scary alternative to the occupation many have been waiting for.