tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166908382344673258.post2879495760531522124..comments2023-08-24T16:21:40.964+00:00Comments on The Shaqawa: What is Allawi doingShaqawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12612503864647083369noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166908382344673258.post-73084935272819227892007-09-27T02:53:00.000+00:002007-09-27T02:53:00.000+00:00++++HT : Talisman GateThe NYTimes and political ma...++<BR/><BR/>++<BR/><BR/>HT : Talisman Gate<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/26fb9m" REL="nofollow">The NYTimes and political mathematics</A><BR/><BR/>excerpts:<BR/><BR/>[What's also interesting is that all these parties—the Sadrists, Consensus and Allawi—have not pulled out any of their guys who serve as Deputy Ministers, let alone withdrawing their loyalists and appointees who occupy positions further down the bureaucratic chain.]<BR/><BR/>[But if the NYT can't accurately report on whether 11 or 17 ministries are vacant, then they sure won't have the capacity to tally-up 138 'no confidence' votes; it's interesting that the reporter didn't press Mr. Shahbandar on whether or not Allawi can deliver all 25 votes from his bloc alone towards the "movement" to yank out Maliki. At least four MPs on Allawi's list have recently expressed their desire to secede from his bloc and form their own coalition with other 'dissident' MPs (Safia al-Suheil, Mahdi al-Hafiz, Hachim al-Hassani and Wa'il Abdel-Latif).<BR/><BR/>The political situation in Baghdad is far more dynamic and fluid, and with many more moving parts, than the picture that is being relayed by this newspaper report: new alliances are being made, and new loyalties are being formed; someone in an established position of authority, such as Maliki, has plenty of space to maneuver and make promises here and here to win over the fence-sitters. It's coalition politics, and the operative word here is patronage.]<BR/><BR/>==bghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03073443154354312628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166908382344673258.post-77606182545524279502007-09-20T15:45:00.000+00:002007-09-20T15:45:00.000+00:00++Wednesday's Developments in Iraqpertinent excerp...++<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/22ykbq" REL="nofollow">Wednesday's Developments in Iraq</A><BR/><BR/>pertinent excerpt:<BR/><BR/> the good, the bad, & the ugly, but this really stood out..<BR/><BR/>[_Two prominent lawmakers announced they were leaving the parliamentary bloc led by Iraq's first post - Saddam Hussein prime minister, saying their move was <B>in protest of the "dictatorship" of Ayad Allawi and his contacts with the former president's supporters in theinsurgency</B>.]<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/22aoox" REL="nofollow">Two lawmakers withdraw from the block<BR/>headed by former premier Allawi</A><BR/><BR/>excerpts:<BR/><BR/>["The decision-making mechanism in the bloc lacks democracy. We have not been consulted. They were coming from Amman" where Allawi spends much of his time, said al-Suhail, a Shiite whose father was killed in 1994 by suspected Saddam agents.<BR/><BR/>"They are decisions by remote control," she said.]<BR/><BR/>["The last straw that broke the camel's back was when Dr. Allawi announced that he was working to bring back Baathists from the Izzat al-Douri wing, into the political process," said al-Suhail. "How could I accept such a dangerous thing?"]<BR/><BR/>[The announcement by al-Suhail and al-Hasani — a Sunni Arab and former parliament speaker — coincided with criticism of Allawi by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who publicly urged him not to meet again with Baathists.<BR/><BR/>"How could he meet with al-Douri who is still working to bring the Baath back to power in Iraq," al-Maliki, a Shiite, told a news conference. "That party is banned under Iraq's constitution and is accused of terrorism. So, meeting with Baathists could be considered as an act of terrorism by itself."]<BR/><BR/>==bghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03073443154354312628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166908382344673258.post-5314178737247527162007-09-11T12:25:00.000+00:002007-09-11T12:25:00.000+00:00"We consider this our duty -- to defend humanity a..."We consider this our duty -- to defend humanity against the scourge of intolerance, violence, and fanaticism." - Ahmad Shah Massoud the Lion of Panjshir KIA 9/9/01 RIP<BR/><BR/>A true martyrTrajan Octavian Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06087729835572615033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166908382344673258.post-67948038654144663822007-09-11T12:22:00.000+00:002007-09-11T12:22:00.000+00:00"We consider this our duty -- to defend humanity a..."We consider this our duty -- to defend humanity against the scourge of intolerance, violence, and fanaticism." - Ahmad Shah Massoud the Lion of Panjshir KIA 9/9/01 RIPTrajan Octavian Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06087729835572615033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166908382344673258.post-33714326693635406692007-09-11T09:36:00.000+00:002007-09-11T09:36:00.000+00:00Today I say a prayer for my fellow Americans, Chri...Today I say a prayer for my fellow Americans, Christian, Muslim, and Jew, who were killed by cowards and yet had the audacity to claim that they were speaking on behalf of God. In reality there is no God but God and his son sits at his right hand but those who claim absolution by murdering women and children in his name speak straight from the book of the deciever, because God would never call for the murder of innocents no matter what! Allahu Ahkbar! Guide my hand my lord to defend the innocent and slay the wicked especially those who claim your name in vain! Oh my lord I trust in thee, let me not be ashamed, come quick to my aid for I am in danger, let not my enemies triumph over me.Trajan Octavian Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06087729835572615033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166908382344673258.post-82477820370594444692007-09-10T04:47:00.000+00:002007-09-10T04:47:00.000+00:00I see the Jordanian Bedouin dog has ceased his bar...I see the Jordanian Bedouin dog has ceased his barking... <BR/><BR/>P.S. No offense to dogs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166908382344673258.post-78635323733235400222007-09-08T07:42:00.000+00:002007-09-08T07:42:00.000+00:00oops. Tawfik Hamid,oops. Tawfik Hamid,Trajan Octavian Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06087729835572615033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166908382344673258.post-74792900994534933312007-09-08T07:37:00.000+00:002007-09-08T07:37:00.000+00:00God bless the lord and he in whom I trust, he teac...God bless the lord and he in whom I trust, he teaches my hands to war and my fingers to fight!Trajan Octavian Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06087729835572615033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166908382344673258.post-48185727925068701462007-09-08T00:40:00.000+00:002007-09-08T00:40:00.000+00:00Allawi says US officials met with ex-BaathistsBy A...Allawi says US officials met with ex-Baathists<BR/>By Agence France Presse (AFP)<BR/><BR/>Saturday, September 08, 2007<BR/><BR/>DUBAI: Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said in comments aired Thursday that he had organized meetings between senior US officials and representatives of the banned Baath Party of executed dictator Saddam Hussein. Allawi said he himself had taken part in some of the meetings, which involved representatives of Saddam's fugitive number two Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri, who has a $10 million US bounty on his head. "The dialogue took place at the request of the United States," the former premier said in the comments broadcast by Al-Arabiya television. "It took place in an Arab country and partly in Iraq in my presence," Allawi said. "The meetings were aimed at reaching a mutual understanding between the Baathists and the US government which was represented at a senior level." Allawi gave no date for the talks. Allawi said that at the center of the talks had been moves to relax the ban on former senior or middle-ranking Baathists taking up government or military jobs that has been in force since 2003. - AFP<BR/><BR/>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=85117Iraqi Mojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14348791832474839472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166908382344673258.post-53221650338267092622007-09-06T22:18:00.000+00:002007-09-06T22:18:00.000+00:00++British jihadi Hassan Butt Renounce's Islamic Te...++<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/2f8q9z" REL="nofollow">British jihadi Hassan Butt Renounce's Islamic Terror 1of2</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/2ykul4" REL="nofollow">British jihadi Hassan Butt Renounce's Islamic Terror 2of2</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/d5hgp" REL="nofollow">Former PLO Terrorist</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/yu96n9" REL="nofollow">"The Terrorist Mindset"</A><BR/><BR/>==bghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03073443154354312628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166908382344673258.post-1441053477814168462007-09-06T21:13:00.000+00:002007-09-06T21:13:00.000+00:00++flashback: July 26, 2006Al-Maliki: Iraq is front...++<BR/><BR/>flashback: July 26, 2006<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/hwf7e" REL="nofollow">Al-Maliki: Iraq is front line of war on terror</A><BR/><BR/>excerpts:<BR/><BR/>["Let me be very clear," said al-Maliki, speaking through a translator. "This is a battle between true Islam, for which a person's liberty and rights constitute essential cornerstones, and terrorism, which wraps itself in a fake Islamic cloak."]<BR/><BR/>[Al-Maliki, speaking through an interpreter, told the troops that Iraqis will never forget the sacrifice of U.S. soldiers and that they are happy to be partners with the United States "in this holy task of fighting terrorism and establishing democracy."]<BR/><BR/>["Iraq is the battle that will determine the war," he said. His words echoed those of Bush, who frequently asserts that Iraq is a central battleground against terrorism elsewhere, including on U.S. shores, and that the country can be a bulwark for the spread of freedom in the autocratic Middle East.<BR/><BR/>Of his people, who have faced violence and death as the country makes a transition from the Saddam's rule, al-Maliki said: "They have stated over and over again, with the ink-stained fingers waving in pride, they will always make the same choice."]<BR/><BR/>==bghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03073443154354312628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166908382344673258.post-9434635195488660332007-09-06T21:06:00.000+00:002007-09-06T21:06:00.000+00:00++Iraqi Mojo @ September 6, 2007 4:00 PMIraqi Vote...++<BR/><BR/>Iraqi Mojo @ September 6, 2007 4:00 PM<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/nxd2p" REL="nofollow">Iraqi Voter : Betty Dawisha</A><BR/><BR/>you're welcome.. :)<BR/><BR/>==bghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03073443154354312628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166908382344673258.post-23862124191087921812007-09-06T20:53:00.000+00:002007-09-06T20:53:00.000+00:00tsk tsk tsk. Tfu ! Arabi Min Al Urdun.tsk tsk tsk. <BR/><BR/>Tfu ! <BR/><BR/>Arabi Min Al Urdun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166908382344673258.post-40794541000071507992007-09-06T20:15:00.000+00:002007-09-06T20:15:00.000+00:00I don't buy it that Allawi is a democrat because u...I don't buy it that Allawi is a democrat because under his rule we had the first attacks in 2004 like the gruesome executions of hostages.<BR/><BR/>On my ME map, my compass says about Allawi that he is a para-Ba'athi (look up in wikipedia what Greek para means). Anyway his rule will end in some sort of dicatorship like Egypt (not like Saddam one's I don't hold him in that bad regard)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166908382344673258.post-71848909575465692552007-09-06T16:00:00.000+00:002007-09-06T16:00:00.000+00:00bg, thank you for compiling all that documented ev...bg, thank you for compiling all that documented evidence. but somehow I doubt the chalib min urdun will read them.Iraqi Mojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14348791832474839472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166908382344673258.post-16062904322141508242007-09-06T14:17:00.000+00:002007-09-06T14:17:00.000+00:00Hello Chalib min Urdun,It is not able for anyone t...Hello Chalib min Urdun,<BR/><BR/>It is not able for anyone to have “civilized, intelligent debate” with a disease pig like you, who arrives to my home site from a whorehouse. If foreign Arab trash like you will come to Iraq then I hope you learn the lesson from the real Iraqis.<BR/><BR/>Yil3an Abu il-Ordon is correct and you and your garbage family is crying for baba Saddam and his cousin and all of the criminals who are your heroes who will be burning in hell.<BR/><BR/>It is funny that you keep to return to my site and everybody here hates you and sees you as example for many trashy Jordanians and other foreign Arab who love Saddam.<BR/><BR/>Gilgamesh X is right that Allawi the pretty democratic boy is no democrat, never was before and never can be and this is why he wants USA and foreign Arabs to give him power because Iraqis in democracy always said no to him.<BR/><BR/>You are a bastard.Shaqawahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12612503864647083369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166908382344673258.post-25404166193846471032007-09-06T05:11:00.000+00:002007-09-06T05:11:00.000+00:00++and just for the heck of it.. ;)Saddam's Docume...++<BR/><BR/>and just for the heck of it.. ;)<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/txxkv" REL="nofollow">Saddam's Documents</A> <BR/><BR/>excerpts:<BR/><BR/>[The documents, roughly a dozen in number, contain charts, diagrams, equations and lengthy narratives about bomb building that nuclear experts who have viewed them say go beyond what is available on the Internet and in other public forums. For instance, the papers give detailed information on how to build nuclear firing circuits and triggering explosives, as well as the radioactive cores of atom bombs.]<BR/><BR/>[This is apparently the Times' November surprise, but it's a surprising one indeed. The Times has just authenticated the entire collection of memos, some of which give very detailed accounts of Iraqi ties to terrorist organizations. Just this past Monday, I posted a memo which showed that the Saddam regime actively coordinated with Palestinian terrorists in the PFLP as well as Hamas and Islamic Jihad. On September 20th, I reposted a translation of an IIS memo written four days after 9/11 that worried the US would discover Iraq's ties to Osama bin Laden.]<BR/><BR/>==bghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03073443154354312628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166908382344673258.post-46609572013310523132007-09-06T04:35:00.000+00:002007-09-06T04:35:00.000+00:00++But I think what makes you really mad, and what ...++<BR/><BR/><I>But I think what makes you really mad, and what explains your embarassing and demeaning behavior on this silly little blog is the fact that nobody remembers anything but the majestic, courageous, and dignified walk up the stairs so he can give his life for Iraq. - Arabi Min Al Urdun</I><BR/><BR/>oh what the heck, <B><A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/o6lak" REL="nofollow">SADDAM HUSSEIN</A></B><BR/> <BR/>excerpt:<BR/><BR/>[Saddam Hussein's Regime's Methods of Torture The following methods of torture have all been reported to international human rights groups, such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, by the victims of torture or their families.<BR/><BR/><B>Eye gouging</B><BR/><BR/>Amnesty International reported the case of a Kurdish businessman in Baghdad who was executed in 1997. When his family retrieved his body, the eyes had been gouged out and the empty eye sockets stuffed with paper.<BR/><BR/><B>Piercing of hands with electric drill</B><BR/><BR/>A common method of torture for political detainees. Amnesty International reported one victim who then had acid poured into his open wounds.<BR/><BR/><B>Suspension from the ceiling</B><BR/><BR/>Victims are blindfolded, stripped and suspended for hours by their wrists, often with their hands tied behind their backs. This causes dislocation of shoulders and tearing of muscles and ligaments.<BR/><BR/><B>Electric shock</B><BR/><BR/>A common torture method. Shocks are applied to various parts of the body, including the genitals, ears, tongue and fingers.<BR/><BR/><B>Sexual abuse</B><BR/><BR/>Victims, particularly women, have been raped and sexually abused, including reports of broken bottles being forced into the victim's anus.<BR/><BR/><B>"Falaqa"</B><BR/><BR/>Victims are forced to lie face down and are then beaten on the soles of their feet with a cable, often losing consciousness.<BR/><BR/><B>Other physical torture</B><BR/><BR/>Extinguishing cigarettes on various parts of the body, extraction of fingernails and toenails and beatings with canes, whips, hose pipes and metal rods are common.<BR/><BR/><B>Mock executions</B><BR/><BR/>Victims are told that they are to be executed by firing squad and a mock execution is staged. Victims are hooded and brought before a firing squad, who then fire blank rounds.<BR/><BR/><B>Acid baths</B><BR/><BR/>David Scheffer, US Ambassador - at - Large for War Crimes, reported that photographic evidence showed that Iraq had used acid baths during the invasion of Kuwait. Victims were hung by their wrists and gradually lowered into the acid.]<BR/><BR/>[<B>Costs to Fellow Muslims</B><BR/><BR/>[The Iran-Iraq war (1980-198 resulted in an estimated 1 million Muslim casualties, dead and wounded. Iranian casualties were estimated at between 450,000 and 730,000. Iraqi casualties were estimated at between 150,000 and 340,000. <BR/><BR/>During the 1988 Anfal campaign in Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraqi troops were responsible for the death or disappearance of up to 100,000 Muslim Kurds.<BR/><BR/>On March 16 1988, Iraqi troops killed up to 5,000 and injured some 10,000 Muslim Kurds in a single day in a chemical weapon attack on the town of Halabja in northern Iraq.<BR/><BR/>The 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait led to the death of some 1,000 Kuwaiti Muslim nationals. <BR/><BR/>605 prisoners of war remain unaccounted for since 1991, including nationals of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, India, Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Egypt, Bahrain, and Oman. <BR/><BR/>Between 3 and 4 million Muslim Iraqis have abandoned their homes and sought refuge outside Iraq. <BR/><BR/>Many hundreds of thousands of Iraq's Muslims have been displaced internally. Estimates of 900,000 may be conservative. In the north, towns and villages were systematically destroyed by the regime during the war with Iran.<BR/><BR/>Further south, non-Arabs in the region of Kirkuk have been relocated to other parts of Iraq and Arabs induced to occupy their homes and lands. <BR/><BR/>And in the south, between 300,000 and 500,000 Muslim citizens have been forced from their traditional homes in Iraq's marshlands.<BR/><BR/>Thousands of Muslims have been arbitrarily arrested, ill-treated, tortured and executed in Iraq in recent years because of their suspected opposition political activities, or because they are relatives of people sought by the authorities.<BR/><BR/>Sources: US Committee for Refugees Report 2002<BR/><BR/>Human Rights Watch Country Report<BR/><BR/>International Alliance for Justice News Service 12/9/2002<BR/><BR/>Amnesty International Report – Victims of Systematic Repression British Government's own sources]<BR/><BR/><B><A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/3dwvhe" REL="nofollow">a little something extra..</A></B><BR/><BR/><B><A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/c636g" REL="nofollow">**GRAPHIC VIDEO MATERIAL**</A></B><BR/><BR/>again.. just a sample.. also excludes<BR/> <B><A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/539o8" REL="nofollow">mass graves</A></B> and other atrocities.. :(<BR/><BR/>==bghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03073443154354312628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166908382344673258.post-39597178183617831612007-09-05T21:53:00.000+00:002007-09-05T21:53:00.000+00:00++HT : Talisman GateAmerica's Future AllyBy NIBRAS...++<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/2wbkxn" REL="nofollow">HT : Talisman Gate</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/37sy34" REL="nofollow">America's Future Ally</A><BR/>By NIBRAS KAZIMI<BR/>September 5, 2007<BR/><BR/>excerpts:<BR/><BR/>[My itinerary has taken me to Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Turkey — each of them has ongoing major stories — but it's been one long murky summer where much seems to be in flux. The one trend that seems crystal clear to me is that Iraq will make it; Iraq will turn out fine. Jordan is dealing with its usual headaches: How much political freedom should be allowable in an atmosphere where Islamists confidently vie for more political clout, especially when one of the offshoots of the Jordanian Islamic movement, Hamas in the Palestinian territories, had taken the decision to roughshod over legality to impose its rule in Gaza?]<BR/><BR/>[The Middle East is a place where Islamists — who are likely to turn out unfriendly to America no matter how moderate they seem — are on the rise, where regimes remain entrenched in their fear of change, and where internal and cross-border conflicts are more likely in the upcoming future than not. Iraq is the only country in which all these dangerous trends are in reverse — the fever had peaked and recovery is underway.<BR/><BR/>The Sunni insurgency in Iraq has been broken, and Al Qaeda is getting crushed; its remaining strength is being marshaled to visit retribution on those unsavory Sunni "renegades" who once worked with Al Qaeda and now have turned on it. Everyone likes a winner, and Al Qaeda is losing big.]<BR/><BR/>[Ten months ago, a Marines Intelligence report concluded that Anbar Province was irrevocably lost to Al Qaeda. Today, Anbar's capital city, Ramadi, is one of Iraq's safest. Diyala Province switched from being a bastion of Al Qaeda's to relative stability within a couple of weeks of a troop surge there. Al Qaeda can't claim to control a single neighborhood or village in Iraq — just two years ago, they were masters of major towns like Fallouja.<BR/><BR/>Al Qaeda tried to trigger a Sunni-Shiite war in Iraq for the last four years, but anyone using the term "civil war" to describe the situation in Iraq is grossly misinformed in my book — I'm looking at you, Senator Obama.]<BR/><BR/>[But as the fear of civil war faded, so has the usefulness of Mr. Sadr's thugs. Iran has taken over parts of the Mahdi army and uses them as spoilers of America's plan for Iraq, but this approach has had little traction in instigating far-reaching chaos and these Iranian networks are being easily rolled-back by America and the Iraqi government, with the subtle encouragement of Mr. Sadr himself.<BR/><BR/>The Islamists, both Sunni and Shiite, have disgraced themselves in running the country and providing basic services. The Sunni Islamist Speaker of the parliament, Mahmoud Mashhadani, put it best when he said, during a recent TV interview, that their governing performance has "failed miserably" and that the Iraqi voter will punish Islamist parties in the next elections.]<BR/><BR/>[Indeed, Iraq has gone very far in resolving the crisis that are pandemic to the Middle East, or at least it can be argued that Iraqis have turned a corner away from the worst case scenarios: they have rejected the multi-headed evils of dictatorship, jihadism, and civil war. Not only that, but armed with a legitimate parliament and a spanking new constitution, they are on the right path towards democracy, modernism, and national unity — something that can't be said for other powder kegs in the region such as Syria and Saudi Arabia.<BR/><BR/>I predict that as early as a couple of years from now, Iraq will be America's only Muslim ally in the Middle East standing firmly and unabashedly against the expanding global threat of jihadism.]<BR/><BR/><B>God Bless Iraq/is!! :)</B><BR/><BR/>==bghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03073443154354312628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166908382344673258.post-57663785041794100542007-09-05T21:13:00.000+00:002007-09-05T21:13:00.000+00:00++Maliki Proposes Dissolving Governmentexcerpts:[“...++<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/38pvbx" REL="nofollow">Maliki Proposes Dissolving Government</A><BR/><BR/>excerpts:<BR/><BR/>[<B>“I told Sayyed Sistani about my plans for <BR/>forming a new government of technocrats,”</B>]<BR/><BR/>that's really not news.. <BR/><BR/>however, that he met with Sistani is news..<BR/><BR/>[<B>“We have now two options: to fill the vacant portfolios <BR/>or to form a new government,”</B> the Iraqi Prime Minister <BR/>concluded.<BR/><BR/>The Prime Minister, who arrived on Wednesday in the Shiite sacred city of Najaf, said <B>“Ayatollah al-Sistani focused during the meeting on rendering the political process in the country a success and on regaining security and providing citizens with services.”</B><BR/><BR/><B>“Ayatollah al-Sistani called for confronting sectarianism advocates as Muslims of all sects are bothers without any discrimination,”</B> Maliki noted.]<BR/><BR/>[<B>“I am considering that holy shrines and sacred cities be peaceful places and disarmed of weapons and under the protection of the Iraqi army,”</B> Maliki said, without elaborating.]<BR/><BR/>==bghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03073443154354312628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166908382344673258.post-82681345021844002122007-09-05T21:07:00.000+00:002007-09-05T21:07:00.000+00:00tfu ! Arabi Min Al Urduntfu ! <BR/><BR/>Arabi Min Al UrdunAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166908382344673258.post-38360588321902943812007-09-05T19:32:00.000+00:002007-09-05T19:32:00.000+00:00Gilgamesh, what's wrong with hiring a lobbyist fir...Gilgamesh, what's wrong with hiring a lobbyist firm? That's what politicians do, I see it as proof of the liberty now existing in Iraq, I mean under Saddam's regime could anyone but the Baathists run an election campaign? It's not like Allawi is the only one allowed to promote his election platform, and if you don't like it or don't believe it then throw your voice behind the candidate of your choice, that's called Democracy.Trajan Octavian Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06087729835572615033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166908382344673258.post-52306022586627120062007-09-05T18:58:00.000+00:002007-09-05T18:58:00.000+00:00++ gilgamesh X / exile - iraqi said... [Iraqis,...++<BR/><BR/> gilgamesh X / exile - iraqi said...<BR/><BR/> [Iraqis, forget it to discuss with a Jarbi, we all know from our personal lifes, it won't work. Either his sister's name is Saddam or he's got in Jordan in his cab a picture from Saddam, who the fuck knows?<BR/><BR/> I would but to know: If Allawi is that secular democratic guy, why does he try to regain power by intrigues and not by re-election or persuasion? And isn't it a bit more respectful to campaign in Iraq for a new prime minister rather in Washington D.C. with the help of a pressure group?]<BR/><BR/>it's not the pressure groups doing per se.. Clinton & Levin (the Dhimmi Dems equivilant to Arabi Min Al Urdun's ilk) EMPLOYED / HIRED the group to represent them.. bottom line: the pro-terrorist Dhimmi Dems are promoting an Allawi coup.. something that imho is never going happen..<BR/><BR/>==bghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03073443154354312628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166908382344673258.post-4132767639755245772007-09-05T08:32:00.000+00:002007-09-05T08:32:00.000+00:00And isn't it a bit more respectful to campaign in ...And isn't it a bit more respectful to campaign in Iraq for a new prime minister rather in Washington D.C. with the help of a pressure group? <BR/><BR/>September 5, 2007 6:41 AM <BR/><BR/>Not really. Same shit. The puppets in the green zone are washington puppets anyway. The only honorable place for any self-respecting Iraqi is with the Iraqi National Resistance. <BR/><BR/>yal3an abooku 3ala abu al Imaam ya awlad al gahbie....wallah kundaret abu uday ibtiswa 50 min hal machlabe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166908382344673258.post-7408656355272109562007-09-05T06:41:00.000+00:002007-09-05T06:41:00.000+00:00Iraqis, forget it to discuss with a Jarbi, we all ...Iraqis, forget it to discuss with a Jarbi, we all know from our personal lifes, it won't work. Either his sister's name is Saddam or he's got in Jordan in his cab a picture from Saddam, who the fuck knows? <BR/><BR/>I would but to know: If Allawi is that secular democratic guy, why does he try to regain power by intrigues and not by re-election or persuasion? And isn't it a bit more respectful to campaign in Iraq for a new prime minister rather in Washington D.C. with the help of a pressure group?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com