It still remains unclear what power the interim government will have even though the U.S. claims it will have full sovereignty. A revised UN resolution put forward by the US yesterday would allow Iraq to oversee its own military and police forces but 140,000 U.S. troops would remain and have the power to act at will. The resolution however does appear to set a 2006 deadline for the departure of U.S. and other foreign troops from Iraq. China, France, Russia and other nations expressed disappointment with the new resolution’s failure to give the Iraqi government true sovereignty. The interim government will not have the power to make laws or revoke any laws instituted by the U.S. occupying forces. It is not clear what will happen after June 30th to the thousands of Iraqis who are currently being detained — many of whom have never been charged with a crime. U.S. soldiers and contractors will likely remain immune from criminal prosecution and liability in Iraq. Meanwhile under current rules, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations and the Arab Development Bank will supervise an “advisory and monitoring board” that will keep tabs on Iraq’s revenues and expenditures. And up to 160 U.S. advisors will continue working in the newly formed Iraqi ministries. One UN diplomat said “It’s a charade — The problem is that you need a charade to get to the reality of an elected government next January. There’s no other way to do this.”