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Iraq
Sunni clerics just hate that constitution
2005-09-23
In Amman, Jordan, about 150 Iraqi Sunni clerics and tribal leaders called for the rejection of the constituion, warning the charter would lead to the fragmentation of Iraq. The local leaders from Iraq's insurgency-torn Anbar province, the country's Sunni heartland, met for a a three-day conference in the Jordanian capital for security reasons. "We urge all the Iraqi people to go to the polls and say no to the constitution," Sheik Abdul-Latif Himayem, a prominent cleric from the Anbar capital, Ramadi, told The Associated Press.
Posted by:Fred

#12  What did Chad ever do to us? Hang Zarqawi instead! Or is 'Zarqawi' Arabic for 'Chad'?
Naa, 'Zarqawi' is Jordanian for "I'm maaaad about my sister!.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2005-09-23 23:41  

#11  CS, I do believe the problem is inbreeding. Too many first cousin marriages lead to Sunni clerics.
Posted by: Thuck Glomogum9794   2005-09-23 17:56  

#10  LOL mojo, I look for that everytime I see green sheet Gramps in the article.
Posted by: Shipman   2005-09-23 17:26  

#9  I wonder if the Sunni imams are losing a lot of face by making all of these dumbass decisions. It would be highly amusing if in the January elections, the religious factions just get shut out, and secular Sunnis opposed to this nonsense are elected.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2005-09-23 11:11  

#8  "Ma-aaaa! Grampa's waving his scimitar around again!..."
Posted by: mojo   2005-09-23 10:55  

#7  These guys are so dumb, they don't even know that the U.S. is potentially their most valuable ally. What's their problem, lead in the water? Sheesh.
Posted by: Curt Simon   2005-09-23 10:28  

#6  What did Chad ever do to us? Hang Zarqawi instead! Or is 'Zarqawi' Arabic for 'Chad'?
Posted by: Glenmore   2005-09-23 10:06  

#5  Just like Florida?

Hopefully the Sunnis will experience the hanging chad.
Posted by: nopecantdoit   2005-09-23 08:38  

#4  Just like Florida?
Posted by: Mrs. Davis   2005-09-23 07:33  

#3  Its far from clear the Sunnis will get the 2/3rds(?) majority in the 3 provinces required. All Sunni majority provinces have significant numbers of non-Sunnis, some Sunnis will vote for it and some will abstain. I think it will be close.
Posted by: phil_b   2005-09-23 02:15  

#2  If the sunnis hate it, it must be good. :-D
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2005-09-23 00:36  

#1  I am getting mentally prepared for the Sunnis to kill the Constitution in the referendum. The left will undoubtedly say that this means Iraq is falling apart. However, I think it just means that the Constitution will be re-negotiated once a standing parliament is elected. I also suspect that the Sunnis may actually lose out in that deal.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2005-09-23 00:27  

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