National Council Elects 4 Vice-Chairmen
‘ In Baghdad, mortar rounds landed near a convention center where members of Iraq’s 100-member transitional assembly, known as the Iraqi Council, gathered for a meeting. Despite the explosions, delegates elected four vice chairmen of the National Council, which is intended to act as a watchdog over the interim government of Prime Minister Ayad Allawi until the election. ‘
Ash-Sharq al-Awsat says that the council first voted by a strong majority to alter the original plan of having two vice-chairs, increasing the number to four. 92 of the 100 members were present, and 12 persons put themselves forward for the offices. The winners (with vote tallies) were:
Jawad al-Maliki, Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (Shiite) – 56
Hamid Majid Moussa, Communist Party, – 55
Rasim al-Awadi, Iraqi National Accord (Allawi’s Party) – 53
Nasir A`if al-Ani, Iraqi Islamic Party (Sunni) – 48
Al-Maliki at least used to be a Khomeinist radical. The Iraqi Islamic Party is a Sunni fundamentalist outfit, the leader of which has denied that there is a Shiite majority in Iraq. The INA groups mainly ex-Baath officers and officials.
So, this list is further evidence that the US invaded Iraq to install in power a coalition of Communists, Islamists and ex-Baathist nationalists. If you had said such a thing 3 years ago you would have been laughed at.
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