The official results are in… and the people of Iraq have a new constitution. As I mentioned in earlier posts, two Sunni provinces voted overwhelmingly against the charter… but the required 2/3 in a third province was not achieved. That said, the UN and other international observers has indicated that all the voting was free …
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The voice of an Iraqi
The following is verbatim the words of one Iraqi describing the trial of Saddam Hussein and the reactions of people around him. I reproduce it verbatim not because I agree or disagree but rather so that the feelings of these Iraqis are known and recognized for what they are. This is the situation the US …
Iraqi Constitutional waiting game
As we continue to wait for the final results I’ll point you to an article at “Back to Iraq 3.0”. He is a once-freelance now Time-affiliated reporter in Baghdad. He’s extremely familiar with Iraqi society and today has posted some interesting insight into what might or might not happen with the Constitution. His conclusion is …