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| Tikrit Law School affiliates with Baltimore Law School |
| 2007-12-01 |
| This could be considered a War Crime - contaminating Iraqi law with American law school practices - sort of like smallpox blankets to the Indians. COB SPEICHER, Iraq – Task Force Iron Multi-National Division – North, The University of Tikrit Law School and the University of Baltimore Law School began an official affiliation via a video teleconference held at Contingency Operating Base Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq, Nov. 27. The program will culminate in six Iraqi students attending the Master of Laws program in Baltimore, Md. The program’s overriding goal is to “develop international relations, expand the international studies program at UBLS, and to further develop the graduates of the UTLS,” according to the official statement issued by the Provincial Reconstruction Team hosting the signing. The schools formalized the association by simultaneously signing Memorandums of Understanding during the conference. The documents state that schools will “engage in the exchange of faculty, students and academic programs for mutual benefit.” Additionally, the document notes that the schools will “collaborate with one another to establish, support and continue … the development of the Rule of Law and Civil Society.” The U.S. Departments of Justice and Defense will fund “six qualified individuals … who are representative of Iraqi society,” according to the MOU. These students will then return to Iraq to help in reconstruction with regards to the rule of law. “Iraq has been exposed to continuous wars, embargo, violations to human rights and occupation, and we hope from this agreement to improve all these conditions,” said Amir Ayaash, Dean of Tikrit University School of Law. “I hope this agreement will be the first step toward building and rebuilding an inclusive and full system in order to improve rightful relationship between Iraqi and American people. Universities play (a) fundamental role in all (of) this; thanks to (the) American people and Government to take this great step.” He added that when America built its country two centuries ago, it was based on true and sound laws, respecting human rights and that within these two centuries, “America become a super power because of its sound and rightful laws.” |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #6 Homicide rates per 100,000 people: Baghdad 76 Karbala 55 Detroit 47 (highest U.S.) Baltimore 43 Tikrit 32 Kirkuk 28 Philadelphia 28 New York 7 The fine print: Iraq figures are May 2003 through April 2004 per the NYT (/spit). U.S. figures are 2006. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2007-12-01 21:37 |
| #5 SteveS, I don't even have to look up the statistics to know the answer to that question. (And neither do you, I suspect....) |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2007-12-01 20:57 |
| #4 Welcome to Tikrit, Hon! |
| Posted by: eLarson 2007-12-01 19:09 |
| #3 Sounds like Dean Ayaash gets it. Just one more sign that Iraqis are finally realising they can have an actual modern country again. Since this is Rantburg, where snark is almost obligatory, let me ask "Which city has the highest murder rate, Tikrit or Baltimore?". |
| Posted by: SteveS 2007-12-01 11:37 |
| #2 The Iraqis will bring a strong whiff of reality to the Baltimore proceedings, not a bad thing at all. Not to mention a strong whiff of reality to discussions about America and Americans when they get back. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-12-01 10:23 |
| #1 sort of like smallpox blankets to the Indians Too true to be funny, but I laughed out loud anyway. |
| Posted by: Whomong Guelph4611 2007-12-01 10:08 |