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| Jaafari goes to Dearborn |
| 2005-09-14 |
| Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari met with members of the Detroit area's Arab American community and took questions at a town hall meeting Tuesday night. Hundreds of people gathered at the Ritz Carlton in Dearborn to get a glimpse of the Iraqi leader. "This is a unique opportunity," said Oday Hussan, 53, of Livonia. "This is the first time we can hear from our prime minister ... and for all Iraqis this is a great opportunity because the old regime would not give us this opportunity." Dr. Najwa Aljawad of Dearborn said she worked with the Iraqi opposition to Saddam Hussein from the United States. "Now we see our goal has been achieved. We have succeeded so we are excited," said Aljawad, 52, and organizer of Voice of Iraq, a Web site for Iraqi women. She said people are frustrated that Hussein has not gone to trial and that members of his Baath Party remain free, but she said people still stand behind al-Jaafari. "I think they all show their care and love and support for him no matter what their background, whether they're Muslims or Chaldean Christians," Aljawad said. Al-Jaafari was also scheduled to speak Wednesday at a Chaldean American town Hall meeting in West Bloomfield. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |