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| Opinion: The president was chosen by an election not by a tank |
| 2004-06-05 |
| Excerpted from IWPR daily summary of Iraqi News By Mohamed al-Asadi (Al-Adala, 03 Jun 04) – It is a really unique and distinguished step that took place in the last few days as the president, the prime minister and the cabinet were chosen in a democratic way. It happened on the ground and not in dreams. We have started to follow the international example in choosing the president by means of an election and not by means of a tank. The president along with the cabinet feel they are strong because they came to power through the will of others. As a result, they should work to express the people’s ambitions, and they should work to meet the people’s expectations. Their responsibility is huge in the difficult and dangerous situation of building a democratic Iraq composed of freedom, peace and stability. What happened is the first step of getting rid of the inferiority complex of keeping hold of power forever. (Al-Adala is issued daily by the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq.) I find the source for this opinion quite surprising. |
| Posted by:Super Hose |