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Democracy Now bericht: 'LA Times Baghdad Bureau Chief: "[More People] Are Dying Violently Now Than At Any Time Since The U.S.-Led Invasion." Borzou Daragahi reports from Baghdad on the latest political developments and the rising violence in Iraq. In the latest bloodshed out of Iraq, more than 30 people were killed in separate bombings and shootings Monday, including at least a dozen men apparently taken to Sunni neighborhoods of Baghdad and killed execution-style. We turn now to Iraq where Prime Minister-designate Nouri al-Maliki has said he expects to be able to form a national unity government within the next two days. Maliki said the cabinet was "90 percent" ready and that nominations for the key posts in the cabinet have been submitted by Shia, Sunni and Kurdish groups. They included the ministries of defense, interior, oil, finance and foreign affairs. While Maliki did not reveal any names, he said the candidates for the powerful ministries of interior and defense would go to figures free of any ties with militias. Shiite militias have been blamed for hundreds of execution-style killings across Iraq. Sunni leaders say the Interior ministry is heavily infiltrated by militiamen who have been complicit in the death squads. In the latest bloodshed out of Iraq, more than 30 people were killed in separate bombings and shootings Monday, including at least a dozen men apparently taken to Sunni neighborhoods of Baghdad and killed execution-style. Meanwhile, two employees of an Iraqi television station were found shot dead after being abducted by men dressed as police officers. Over the weekend, 51 bodies were found in the capital. All of the dead were handcuffed, blindfolded and shot in the head and abdomen.' Lees verder: http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/09/1415215