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2004-08-31 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Rafael 2004-08-31 1:09:03 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The government of interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi has demanded al-Sadr disband the Mahdi Army and join the political process.

Hopefully the first steps of joining the 'political process' will involve arraignment and trial for Sadr?

Posted by badanov 2004-08-31 8:14:51 AM|| [http://www.rkka.org] 2004-08-31 8:14:51 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I think this is great. If Sadr joins the political process, he will give attention and a sense of purpose to the losers extraordinaire. Through the political process, Sadr will have the same impact as Jessie Jackson, ie: not much - but enough to satisfy him and his band of disenchanted, that they are doing something to achieve their goals WITHIN the system.

While it seems distasteful, it actually would be a good result.

Posted by B 2004-08-31 8:20:23 AM|| 2004-08-31 8:20:23 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 ohâ¦ and there is nothing stopping the Iraqiâs from trying him for his murders in their own sweet time.

Posted by B 2004-08-31 8:39:49 AM|| 2004-08-31 8:39:49 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Perhaps they're just sick of getting planted and are going to ground until the day the US withdraws.

Posted by eLarson 2004-08-31 9:58:49 AM|| [http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2004-08-31 9:58:49 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 B has a good point about "own sweet time" I can see good reasons for waiting for an ELECTED govt before putting Sadr on trial, though he will undoubtedly use whatever political capital he has to avoid said trial. Although that leaves him that much less political capital for other things.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-08-31 10:24:18 AM|| 2004-08-31 10:24:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Through the political process, Sadr will have the same impact as Jessie Jackson, ie: not much - but enough to satisfy him and his band of disenchanted, that they are doing something to achieve their goals WITHIN the system.

I wouldn't count on that. Were this to play out as you speculate, what do you think Sadr would do if he was convinced that he had, in effect, become marginalized? I'd say that the "Mahdi Army" would be making another appearance.

..and there is nothing stopping the Iraqiâs from trying him for his murders in their own sweet time.

If they're going to take their sweet time about it, then it's not going to mean anything, assuming that it happens at all. The guy has to be in custody, something that he is not. And if the guy really is nothing more than a criminal, why is he being courted to be "part of the political process", and not simply arrested with the intent of prosecuting him for his crimes?

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-08-31 11:36:18 AM|| 2004-08-31 11:36:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Isn't the perpetration of an asassination just a resume bullet for an Arab politician?

Posted by Super Hose 2004-08-31 3:56:26 PM|| 2004-08-31 3:56:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Dammit! I paid big money for last drop of blood and mean to see it. Who's tater boys' agent? He'll never work in this town again.

Posted by Louis Metro Shipman 2004-08-31 6:03:26 PM|| 2004-08-31 6:03:26 PM|| Front Page Top

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