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CHIMO Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-03-04 01:56 PM
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Why Iraqis should boycott the election
Forty seven Iraqi political parties met on 17 November and made the decision to boycott the coming Iraq election. The People's Struggle Movement (al-Kifah al-Shabi), which I represent, was one of those groups.

After carefully studying Iraq’s situation, considering the military occupation as well as economic and national interests, we felt there were enough reasons for any patriotic Iraqi to boycott the proposed January election.

It is a violation of all international laws. International charters that regulate the relationship between occupier and occupied do not give occupying authorities the mandate to instigate a change in the country's social, economic and political structure.

Washington will use the election card to pull the wool over the eyes of the international community to prevent it from seeing the tragic consequences that the war has left on the Iraqi people.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/D1C660D3-31C9-44C5-925F-4070AC17D606.htm
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henslee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-03-04 02:03 PM
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1. Chimo, your post is troubling. Am forwarding a copy to Bernard Kerik....
Edited on Fri Dec-03-04 02:04 PM by henslee
He will know what to do with commies like you. (hee-hee)
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Mari333 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-03-04 02:33 PM
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2. Booogie Booogie Booogie

IM WATCHING ALL OF YOUUUUUUU
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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-03-04 02:58 PM
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3. LOL. He looks like a real piece of work.
You can just see the honesty and integrity pouring from his eyes.
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henslee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-03-04 04:53 PM
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4. He is quite sanpaku in that picture....
not that all sanpaku eyed folks are troubled.troubling.
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ConservativeDemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-03-04 05:23 PM
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5. This, written by a Professor in the U.K....
Who is founding a "political party" with no viable presence in Iraq? No wonder he's "boycotting" the elections. He knows he's going to lose.

This guy has no credibility. Hell, even the neocon-pet Chalbli actually went there...

Personally, I think the Iraqis will vote for the very first government that will tell the U.S. to get the hell out. Bush will be happy to do so. He'll declare Victory and go home.

- C.D. Proud Member of the Reality Based Community
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Moderator DU Moderator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 01:37 PM
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6. Kick
:kick:
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RedCheckShirt Donating Member (52 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 10:03 PM
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7. Thank God for Al Jazeera
Because of them the MSM can no longer control the flow of news.
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