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August 19, 2004
Iraq Gets U.S.-Style Election Process
Reports Agence France Presse:
A single list of candidates for Iraq's interim legislature was elected by default after a rival list was withdrawn for failing to adhere to present criteria, an official source said.
Of course, none of this proves that the process was rigged to ensure that Uncle Sam's buddies control the country--right?
Fomer Governing Council spokesman Hamid Kifaey told AFP the elected list had been worked on for nearly three months by the main parties already represented in the interim government.
"We only worked on our list for 24 hours, we had no chance," he said.
Furthermore,
Presiding judge Ahmed al-Arargji had ordered delegates to alter both lists of candidates because neither contained the correct number of women.
We have to meet those quotas, you know!
In the end, neither list met the estrogen quota, but--surprise, surprise--only one was forced out of the running. If you're on the side of the ruling power, the laws don't apply to you.
"It's impossible to build Iraq in this way ... representatives of (Prime Minister Iyad) Allawi and other officials want a parliament that just roots for them and not for the Iraqi people," [Nagi al-Salihi, head of a group called Free Iraqi Civilians and Officers,] told reporters.
Amen, brother.
Posted by Mike Tennant at August 19, 2004 10:52 AM