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2004-03-01

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Posted by Steve 2004-03-01 10:37:15 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "An aide to Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Husseini al-Sistani, Iraqâs most influential Shiite Muslim cleric, said even in an Islamic state, people should be free to drink alcohol or women to wear veils.
Err, what about the women who donât want to wear veils?"

I presume we've got some kind of mistranslation here, or an Iraqi with a great sense of humor.

Get 'em drunk, then put veils on them??? Only allow women with veils to buy liquor???

Posted by liberalhawk 2004-3-1 2:37:46 PM|| 2004-3-1 2:37:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 "In another important compromise, Iraqi officials agreed to allow thousands of Kurdish militiamen to hold on to their arms as part of a "national guard" under the command of regional governments, he said"

That the Shiite leaders were willing to accept keeping the Peshmerga intact, and allowing multiprovince federations (including Kurdistan) is probably a bigger deal (and better news for the US and anyone who wants a democractic Iraq) than anything else. Id take "sharia as A source of law' in return for the Peshmerga.

Posted by liberalhawk 2004-3-1 2:40:40 PM|| 2004-3-1 2:40:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 LH--

I assumed that the statement was juxtapose Iraq and France, and no I'm not being sarcastic (nor am I saying Iraq is freer than France).

Posted by BMN 2004-3-1 7:02:30 PM|| 2004-3-1 7:02:30 PM|| Front Page Top

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