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Iraq-Jordan
Canadians playing key role in crucial election
2005-01-30
I was skeptical until I read the article...it seems Canada did provide a lot of the technical details of the mechanics of the party and voting systems...but they did it all from Jordan and places other than Iraq. I wonder if they were more afraid of the terrorists or the scorn of the "international community?"
Posted by:anonymous2u

#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  

#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  

#2  Success has a thousand fathers, failure is an orphan.
Posted by: Crereper Thomble7321   2005-01-30 10:47:23 AM  

#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  

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