Wednesday, June 30, 2004

American democracy now official in Iraq

Among the most controversial orders is the enactment of an elections law that gives a seven-member commission the power to disqualify political parties and any of the candidates they support.

The effect of other regulations could last much longer. Bremer has ordered that the national security adviser and the national intelligence chief chosen by the interim prime minister he selected, Ayad Allawi, be given five-year terms, imposing Allawi's choices on the elected government that is to take over next year.
  WaPo article

Screw those elections. They don't serve neoliberalism and the neocon agenda. We don't use 'em here. They won't be needing them in Iraq.

Some Iraqi officials condemn Bremer's edicts and appointments as an effort to exert U.S. control over the country after the transfer of political authority.

Like Butt Plug said (to Irish reporter Carole Coleman about some questions the Irish had about the reason for invading Iraq in the first place), they just don't understand.

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