Posted on 09/18/2005 9:42:25 AM PDT by jmc1969
BAGHDAD, Iraq (UPI) -- Iraqi politicians said Saturday that a new alliance of liberal parties and figures will be formed soon, led by former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi.
The head of the Iraqi Democratic Party Assem al-Jani, who is also one of 15 Arab Sunni members in the constitution commission, announced the alliance in a news conference in Baghdad.
He said he expected a victory for the new liberal alliance in the next general elections at the end of the year 'to give us a chance to rebuild Iraq after the current government has failed to do so.'
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By the way liberal means something a bit different in the Middle East.
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OMG, let us hope so. After all we have investing in lives and money, it would be a tragedy to see our style of liberal arise there...and they don't even have a democracy yet, for liberals to tear apart...
Let's hope so.
Liberal in the ME means non-religious and non-authoritarian.
Yes, it does. Our own founders were considered 'liberal' in their day.
If it's Allawi ... "Liberal" = "Non-Islamo-fascist or IslamicTheocratic"
This is a good sign. If they have a strong party, it may be leading Iraq next year. Allawi would be better for US and for Iraq than Jafaari, who is too close to the Shia theocrats and Iranians.
Before brave American troops with their coalition partners rid the world of Saddam Hussein's evil regime, no one even dreamed we could be talking about new parties, coalitions, and elections in Iraq. Freedom is good and the whole world is better for it.
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