JURIST - Paper Chase: Iraqi interim leaders demand say on UN resolution

Top leaders in Iraq's interim government are seeking input into a UN draft resolution that determines how much control the interim government will actually have. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said he expected to play a role in drafting the resolution. The UN Security Council is scheduled to discuss the proposed plan by the US and UK today. Meanwhile, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the most powerful of Iraq's Shiite clerics, backed the UN-appointed interim government set to take control of Iraq at the end of the month, though Sistani expressed some reservations. Sistani emphasized the need for a new UN resolution to restore Iraqi sovereignty and legitimate elections. BBC News has more.