Iraq's Jaafari Aims For Sharia Rule

[chlamor]

Iraq's Jaafari aims for Sharia rule

From: Agence France-Presse
 
IRAQ'S frontrunning Shiite candidate for prime minister, Ibrahim Jaafari, said in an interview he aimed to introduce sharia Islamic law and federalism and confirmed Saddam Hussein would be judged by the end of the year.
"It's understandable in a country where the majority of people are Muslim," Mr Jaafari said of the Sharia law, in an interview conducted in Baghdad due to appear in Tuesday's edition of German magazine Der Spiegel.

"Iraq should become a Muslim country but without falling under the influence of Iran or Saudi Arabia," he said.

"Everyone will have the same rights, even members of the many minor religious communities," he said, explaining there would be multiple forms of jurisprudence.

He also said women would be under no legal obligation to wear a veil.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12603483-23109,00.html

[PurityOfEssence]

1. Just wait for it

The monarchists will contintinue to deal with any group that attempts to maintain complete control. As Lenin said: "the capitalist will sell you the rope with which you hang him."

[Hell Hath No Fury]

2. "Everyone will have the same rights..."

unless you are the 60% of Iraqis that have a vagina, then you are seriusly fucked in the "new and improved" Iraq. :mad:

[Kagemusha]

3. .. Geez.. 60%?

How the hell can men be 70% unemployed in areas if there's only 40% of the population that's men?...

God that place is a mess. Thanks to us and sanctions, mind you.

[damntexdem]

6. The rich and the poor alike will be equally ...

prohibited from sleeping under bridges.

[daleo]

9. Women won't have to wear a veil in Iraq now.

Of course they didn't have to under Hussein, either. But, in bizzaro Bush world this is considered an advance for womens' rights. Just ask Pickles.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

10. Not true...

women ARE being forced to wear the veil now -- in some areas they are being beaten if they are seen in public without one. Even in the larger cities the woman are afraid to be seen in public without one for fear of being targeted by the roving groups of religiously insane who are going after the women of Iraq.

The new leaders are a few steps away from making Sharia the law of Iraq and that will be the end of Iraqi women.

[grumpy old fart]

4. I would not feel so all alone... everybody must get stoned.......

eom

[TexasLawyer]

5. Great! Democracy is on the march!

NOT!

[Igel]

7. "there would be multiple forms of jurisprudence"

Crap. Communalism and confessionalism at its worst. Then again, they've had it for 1300 years, give or take a few.

[realFedUp]

8. a column on Sharia law today

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x114253