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2004-06-01 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Lux 2004-06-01 6:16:22 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This fellow Yawar, although a Sunni, has a number of Shiite members in the area he represents and has good relationships with them.

Thats part of the reason why the GCouncil liked him.

Posted by mhw 2004-06-01 9:31:13 AM|| 2004-06-01 9:31:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Wait till al jizz and company headline it "Jesuit trained man appointed Pres of Iraq"

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-06-01 11:17:44 AM|| 2004-06-01 11:17:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 seriously, i am very hopeful about this govt. Allawi is a Shiite, but secularist, yet with good ties to Sistani. Yawer is a Sunni, not as secularist as Pachachi, but not as tied in to Brahimi and the Arab establishment either, and he has good ties to Shias and Kurds. A tribal leader, but with an engineering degree from Georgetown. the two vps - Jaafari - yeah im no fan of Dawa, but this isnt a real threatening position, and hes played by the rules so far, and hes balanced by the other VP, a Kurd. Youve to a Kurd as FM, and another as Dept PM for national security. THIS IS NOT a govt that will crack down on Kurdish rights. Some of the more junior cabinet members seem to be more technocrat types. And two women in the cabinet, if I count correctly.

A major advance I think. Good luck to them, theyve got their work cut out for them.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-06-01 2:04:32 PM|| 2004-06-01 2:04:32 PM|| Front Page Top

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