Najaf council in disarray, 16 members of council resign

[cal04]

SIXTEEN of Najaf's 30-member provincial council resigned today in protest at the US-led assault on the central Iraqi city.

"We have decided to resign due to what has befallen Najaf and all of Iraq from the hasty US invasion and bombardment of Najaf," the council said in a statement received by AFP.

The US military backed by Iraqi forces closed in on the heart of Najaf today to isolate militiamen loyal to Moqtada Sadr and pounded their positions in the city and raided the radical cleric's home.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,10429706%255E1702,00.html

[displacedtexan]

1. Aren't you sick and tired of having to cyber-go to Australia for news?

I am! If news hairdos did nothing but read the crawl, we'd be much better informed!

[cal04]

2. Yes, I am sick of going to every site

that's not in the US for news.

[realFedUp]

3. kick, n/t

[MichiganVote]

4. Like to see 16 of our politicans resign sometime- fat chance

[mom cat]

5. And "They" say Iraqis don't know about democracy! I am proud of

who made a stand. They won't be bought off while the massacre is happening.

[TankLV]

6. Looks like bunkerboy got what he claimed he's for - real democracy!

Not just a rubber stamp bunch of stooges!

Tee hee hee!

Be careful what you ask for - you just might get EXACTLY what you say you ask for!

This is soooooo good!

Pass the popcorn, please.

[tedzbear]

7. The Najaf 16 are positioning themselves for the eventual US withdrawal...

...from Iraq. This is very interesting because it means many Iraqis in prominent positions must feel the US Coalition is on really shaky ground at this point. It is in their (Iraqis) best interest to make their anti-American position well known in preparation for the looming revolution against the occupation.

al-Sadr is winning the hearts and minds of Iraq. There is NO doubt about it.

:kick:

[leftchick]

8. I believe you are correct....

They are picking the side they think will win. In spite of what our news media says about al-Sadr being "unpopular with most Iraqis".

:eyes:

[Tight_rope]

10. Yes...I do see a revolution coming soon...First to go is Allawi.

[Tight_rope]

9. Well Well Well....Allawi is doing good such a great job....n/t

[slojim240]

11. Didn't hear this on the news, did you? Won't hear about it either

The media is complicit in this illegal and immoral war and the blood of our children are as much on their heads as the neocons, PNAC group and Bush.

[Disturbed]

12. The Hand-Over That Wasn't

The Hand-Over That Wasn't: Illegal Orders give the US a Lock on Iraq's Economy
by Antonia Juhasz

Officially, the U.S. occupation of Iraq ended on June 28, 2004. But in reality, the United States is still in charge: Not only do 138,000 troops remain to control the streets, but the "100 Orders" of L. Paul Bremer III remain to control the economy.

These little noticed orders enacted by Bremer, the now-departed head of the now-defunct Coalition Provisional Authority, go to the heart of Bush administration plans in Iraq. They lock in sweeping advantages to American firms, ensuring long-term U.S. economic advantage while guaranteeing few, if any, benefits to the Iraqi people.

The Bremer orders control every aspect of Iraqi life - from the use of car horns to the privatization of state-owned enterprises. Order No. 39 alone does no less than "transition from a … centrally planned economy to a market economy" virtually overnight and by U.S. fiat. Although many thought that the "end" of the occupation would also mean the end of the orders, on his last day in Iraq Bremer simply transferred authority for the orders to Prime Minister Iyad Allawi - a 30-year exile with close ties to the CIA and British intelligence.

http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0805-07.htm

* Most Americans have not been informed by the Mass Media, that is complicit with the Neo Fascists, that the US Puppet Govt. is a sham Govt. Most Iraqis know it is a FRAUD!

[TeeYiYi]

13. kick

TYY:kick: