only God knows for how many more years..
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“The coalition alone retains absolute authority within Iraq.” He warned that anyone challenging the American-led authority would be subject to arrest.
Well well well.. liberators indeed.. sounds to me more like colonials or occupiers with that tough talk.
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Where are all the US cronies? Why dont you come and defend that ^?. hypocrits
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"The coalition alone retains absolute authority within Iraq." He warned that anyone challenging the American-led authority would be subject to arrest.
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Kaleem,
do you disagree with this statement or do you just want someone to "defend" it?
"Well well well.. liberators indeed.. sounds to me more like colonials or occupiers with that tough talk."
yawn......
Now let's see. An exile walks into Baghdad and DECLARES HIMSELF mayor. In what way is this democracy? Frankly the guy sounds like an effective politician, and the Iraqi's seem to like him, but to become mayor would generally require a VOTE.
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"Well well well.. liberators indeed.. sounds to me more like colonials or occupiers with that tough talk."
yawn......
Now let's see. An exile walks into Baghdad and DECLARES HIMSELF mayor. In what way is this democracy? Frankly the guy sounds like an effective politician, and the Iraqi's seem to like him, but to become mayor would generally require a VOTE.
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Which exile are you referring to? Will it be Chalabi, supported by US and UK which no Iraqi likes? or the one who declared himself the mayor of Baghdad?. Now you can go back to sleep, that is what you do best on the foreign affairs.
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Now let's see. An exile walks into Baghdad and DECLARES HIMSELF mayor. In what way is this democracy? Frankly the guy sounds like an effective politician, and the Iraqi's seem to like him, but to become mayor would generally require a VOTE.
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how many Iraqi's voted for the US to invade them??
did Garner win a vote somewhere in Iraq? I missed it.
If the exiled politician has no popular appeal, there would be no following period.
Just come out and say it that he wasn't the kinda exile politican the US would like heading Iraq at this moment instead of justifying the bullying of Iraqis.
Huh ? Isn't this exactly what Ahmed Chalabi has done ? For the past odd number of years, he has been leading the cushioned life in the UK or the US, jetting around from one 'Iraqi exiles' conference to another. What sort of public representation does he wield in Iraq - he's been out of the country longer than most Iraqis will remember. What has he done for the people of Iraq in the past 2 decades besides issue public statements from his cushioned life in London and elsewhere? So why is the US giving him any authority in a new Iraqi government when most Iraqis don't even identify with him ?
hasn't Mr. Chalabi said "I am not seeking any positions. My job will end with the liberation of Iraq from Saddam's rule."
maybe he thinks the Iraqis aren't liberated enough yet. wonder when MTVIraq goes on the air?
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Actions speak louder than words. i will wait and see how quickly Mr. Chalabi-wanted-for-embezzlement-charges-in-Jordan settles down into an ordinary, non-political career.
By the way, if his job “end[s] with the liberation of Iraq from Saddam’s rule” - then err isn’t he out of a job already ? Hussein’s rule has finished. That means bye-bye to Mr. Chalabi. 
He can stay in London or Washington for as long as he wants, his job is done.
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hasn't Mr. Chalabi said "I am not seeking any positions. My job will end with the liberation of Iraq from Saddam's rule."
maybe he thinks the Iraqis aren't liberated enough yet. wonder when MTVIraq goes on the air?
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I guess his jobe is done then. He might as well shut his pie hole and let the Iraqi people select their leaders.
I don't pretend to understand everything the government does, any government. the Chalabi decision doesn't make any sense to me either.
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Now let's see. An exile walks into Baghdad and DECLARES HIMSELF mayor. In what way is this democracy?
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Dunno. Who is it that is flying in exiles from abroad i.e. Chalabi etc and wanting them to take charge of Iraq, on behalf of the US occupiers?
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Dunno. Who is it that is flying in exiles from abroad i.e. Chalabi etc and wanting them to take charge of Iraq, on behalf of the US occupiers?
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Ouch! Ohioguy just got owned!
Maybe Florida can count the vote for the new leader.
REAL democracy.
Well, I guess this goes here:
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An Iraqi exile who had proclaimed himself Baghdad’s mayor and begun issuing directives to city workers was arrested Sunday by U.S. forces, who accused him of exerting authority he didn’t have.
Mohammed Mohsen al-Zubaidi was arrested at 5 p.m. in downtown Baghdad “for his inability to support the coalition military authority [stupid to include that as a cause for arrest] and for exercising authority which was not his,” U.S. military spokesman Capt. David Connolly said in Baghdad. …
Al-Zubaidi has been associated in the past with Ahmad Chalabi, a leader of the Iraqi National Congress, a London-based exile group.
Hours before the arrest Sunday, U.S. forces interrupted an interview that al- Zubaidi was doing with several television networks, in which he said: “Our role will end once there is a conference to elect a transitional government.” …
The exile appeared more subdued after the encounter with American forces, however, saying: “We don’t have any goal to be political leaders. We just want to fill the gap left by the dictator.” …