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2005-09-10 Iraq-Jordan

EU Welcomes New Draft Iraqi Constitution. UN Official Disapproves.

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Posted by Anonymoose 2005-09-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 And the difference from Afganistan constitution making vis-a-vis US influence is...?

Posted by Captain America 2005-09-10 00:09|| 2005-09-10 00:09|| Front Page Top

#2 Or MacArthur's influence on the Japanese constitution...
Or our influence on the German constitution...

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2005-09-10 00:30|| home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-09-10 00:30|| Front Page Top

#3 The UN is sore that the Iraqis were smart enough to know that the UN is not the place to go to learn about democracy.

Posted by phil_b 2005-09-10 02:11|| 2005-09-10 02:11|| Front Page Top

#4 Article: "It is a matter of public record that in the final weeks of the process the newly arrived U.S. ambassador (Zalmay Khalizad) took an extremely hands-on role," Justin Alexander, legal affairs officer for the office of constitutional support with the United Nations Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI) told IPS.

This is why GWB sent him. From Viceroy of Afghanistan to Viceroy of Iraq. Just as he stabilized Afghanistan, Khalilzad will stabilize Iraq. This guy's going places. Maybe he'll become the first Muslim Secretary of State in a future Republican administration.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2005-09-10 02:43|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2005-09-10 02:43|| Front Page Top

#5 Perhaps under a black female president. Interesting times.

Posted by phil_b 2005-09-10 03:41|| 2005-09-10 03:41|| Front Page Top

#6 Heh. I wonder what Justin Alexander would make of the fact, assuming he has the processing power to recognize cognitive dissonance when it lands on him like the proverbial 16 tons, that the US played an even greater role in drafting the UN Charter. I presume that little ditty is OK with him, since he hasn't raised a stink about it by, say, refusing to cash his fucking paychecks. Lol. Parasitic Socialist Jerkoff. Both a proud member of the Vulture Elite and a Grand Master of Clueless Irony, too. Wow.

File under UN-Dead Tranzi Mouthpiece.

Posted by .com 2005-09-10 05:34|| 2005-09-10 05:34|| Front Page Top

#7 assuming he has the processing power to recognize cognitive dissonance when it lands on him like the proverbial 16 tons, that the US played an even greater role in drafting the UN Charter

Booya! heh!

Posted by Red Dog 2005-09-10 10:02|| 2005-09-10 10:02|| Front Page Top

#8 The sooner the UN goes to Hell (or Paris, doesn't matter), the better.

The only thing the UN is united about is destroying any form of democracy anywhere in the world.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2005-09-10 12:54|| http://www.ariellestjohndesigns.com]">[http://www.ariellestjohndesigns.com] 2005-09-10 12:54|| Front Page Top

#9 I wouldn't be too upset if UN headquarters were moved to Geneva (Switzerland, of course) either. The restaurants are good, as are the jewelry and pretty underthings shops, and there are no doubt plenty of the oil-rich sort of Arabs there to spread around bribes to the worthy.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-09-10 21:31|| 2005-09-10 21:31|| Front Page Top

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