The US knows names of 43 members of the Iraqi opposition, including 14 political exiles, who will meet to outline a future make-up of Iraq, said Ahmad Chalabi, leader of the Baghdad-opposed Iraqi National Congress. Chalabi, just back to Iraq after many years in exile, said the 'constituent assembly' would be convened on Saturday at the Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) military base near An Nasiriyah. The vanguard of the Shiite opposition to Baghdad, the Supreme Council of the Iraqi Revolution, has declared a boycott on the gathering.
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