New Iraqi council members 'elected' - Democratic Underground

leftchick

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Thu Aug-19-04 04:50 AM
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New Iraqi council members 'elected'

Edited on Thu Aug-19-04 05:22 AM by leftchick

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/3E2B8094-3726-4C74-9D2D-86A95DDE17A9.htm

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The announcement on Wednesday was made by Waleed Shaltah, a senior member of the organising committee for the process.

The 100-member council will oversee the interim government of Prime Minister Iyad Allawi and pave the way for elections in January.

On Tuesday, independent delegates said the council was being stacked with government supporters and could be no more than a rubber stamp.

The vote was consequently delayed, amid a barrage of accusations from some 450 delegates that the main political parties had hijacked the process.

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Cronus Protagonist

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Thu Aug-19-04 05:02 AM
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1. Ah, the smell of freedom and democracy

...doesn't seem to be covering the stench of the dead Iraqi people.

SHOVE IT! - Drop Bush Not Bombs! - Hero Kerry AWOL Bush
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