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2005-01-30 Iraq-Jordan

Canadians playing key role in crucial election

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Posted by anonymous2u 2005-01-30 00:23|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This was reported a few weeks back. The Canadians participated in an international election group that decided to position themselves in Jordan for security reasons.

Posted by Duke Nukem 2005-01-30 9:31:15 AM|| 2005-01-30 9:31:15 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Success has a thousand fathers, failure is an orphan.

Posted by Crereper Thomble7321 2005-01-30 10:47:23 AM|| 2005-01-30 10:47:23 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I wonder if they support the new goverment that they are "Playing a key role" in creating? Will the double speak end on CBC? Will the ouright lies end? With the snarky comments from the LLL pols in Ottawa? Only time will tell.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2005-01-30 11:36:06 AM|| 2005-01-30 11:36:06 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Even here in heavily guarded Amman, Canadians abound, from the squadron of Elections Canada monitors to the spokesperson for the International Mission for Iraqi Elections (IMIE). This man is a household name to anyone who follows Canadian politics. But last night, in an interview with the Toronto Star, he insisted we refer to him only as "spokesman." He too fears for his life, and the possibility that the reach of the growing Iraqi insurgency might extend to his Jordanian hotel room.

"You can say my name when my plane lifts off the runway. Until then, I'm the IMIE spokesman. Period," he said.

Such blanket anonymity makes one wonder what fresh hell awaits Iraq.

Or, it makes one wonder when Canadians lost their balls.

Posted by true nuff 2005-01-30 12:44:08 PM|| 2005-01-30 12:44:08 PM|| Front Page Top

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