Posted on 04/11/2005 5:45:01 AM PDT by pookie18
What a difference two years can make. Commenting on the news that Saddam Hussein's nemesis, leader of the people Saddam liked to gas, has now been elected President of Iraq, Mohammed Saleh, a 42-year old Kurd interviewed by the media on the streets of Kirkuk, had this to say: "Today Jalal Talabani made it to the seat of power, while Saddam Hussein is sitting in jail. . . . Who would have thought." History is, of course, full of delicious ironies. Not the least that the authorities have permitted Iraq's Prisoner No. 1 to watch from his prison cell the swearing in of the new government. While Iraq's new leaders lack Saddam's 99.8% "electoral mandates," they certainly make up for it in unscripted enthusiasm and passion. Meanwhile, Saddam, who for years inflicted on his captive television audience his rambling speeches and meaningless proceedings of Iraq's "parliament." is now on the receiving end, getting the taste of the real democracy in action.
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...While Iraq's new leaders lack Saddam's 99.8% "electoral mandates,"...
Most of the MSM wouldn't have put Saddam's "electoral mandates" in quotes.
Saddam's 99.8% "electoral mandates,"...
Hey, according to earlier broadcasts by NPR (National Pravda Radio), Saddam was overwhelmingly elected by the people! (gag, puke)
This from the same folks who are concerned about the legitimacy of the Iraqi elections held back in January.
...if you heard Howard Fineman on the Imus program this morning...you would have come to the conclusion that the United States is hated in this country and President Bush is responsible...what pathetic reporting!
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