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Al-Jaafari Named to Head Iraq's New Gov't
Associated Press ^ | February 12, 2006 | QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA

Posted on 02/12/2006 3:55:06 AM PST by RWR8189

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Shiite lawmakers Sunday chose Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari to head Iraq's new government, Shiite officials said.

Al-Jaafari won 64 votes, one more than Vice President Adil Abdul-Mahdi, officials said. There were two abstentions.

More than 100 lawmakers from the Shiite coalition, the United Iraqi Alliance, gathered to vote.

The choice of the umbrella Shiite alliance is assured of becoming prime minister because Shiites won the most parliament seats in the Dec. 15 national elections.

Shiite lawyers cast their votes at the heavily guarded home of Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, the head of Abdul-Mahdi's party. Al-Jaafari's supporters gathered in the compound cheered when word of the outcome emerged from the closed door meeting room.

Al-Jaafari, a physician, is a member of the Dawa Party and spent years in exile in Iran and Britain before returning to his homeland after the U.S.-led coalition ousted Saddam Hussein in 2003.

His government, which took office in April 2005, had been widely criticized for failing to improve the country's crumbling infrastructure or deal effectively with the Sunni-led insurgency.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
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1 posted on 02/12/2006 3:55:08 AM PST by RWR8189
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To: Valin

pong


2 posted on 02/12/2006 4:04:19 AM PST by nuconvert ([there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business])
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To: RWR8189
I just now asked a moderate Iraqi (Sunni) I work with what he thinks about this.

He says he's OK with it. That he feels that Jaafari will be moderate. "Not too much Islam in the government. Not like Iran. That is good."

I'm going to poll a few more of them - their opinions are of interest to me.

3 posted on 02/12/2006 4:11:19 AM PST by Allegra (Suffering from a Malady Known as "Troll Fatigue")
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To: RWR8189

Darnit. I hate that.

Al runs everything. Gets all the jobs. Gets his name in the paper.

Anybody but Al, please.


4 posted on 02/12/2006 4:12:26 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (and miles to go before I sleep.)
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To: Allegra

As always, you are our beacon of light and truth on Iraq! Thank you again.

LLS


5 posted on 02/12/2006 4:14:04 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (Preserve America... kill terrorists... destroy dims!)
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To: RWR8189

Thanks for posting the article, and my comment in no way is a remark directed at any other poster.

No offense, Al(.......)

Now, if they had a guy named Al Be Good, I would vote for him myself.


6 posted on 02/12/2006 4:14:49 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (and miles to go before I sleep.)
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To: RWR8189

Jaafari.

Something about the name ,.... Jaafar.

Stargate. I think.


Jaafari. May God give him strength.


7 posted on 02/12/2006 4:16:52 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (and miles to go before I sleep.)
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To: Allegra

I don't like the fact that he's spent so much time in Iran.


8 posted on 02/12/2006 4:48:51 AM PST by Kjobs (Murtha IS A COWARD!! Go Jean Schmidt!)
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To: Allegra

Let us know the results of that informal poll, please, Allegra.

Thank you for keeping us informed from your position on the ground in Iraq. Every domestic source of information seems dedicated to keeping us fearful and anxious.


9 posted on 02/12/2006 5:19:58 AM PST by reformedliberal (Bless our troops and pray for our nation. I am thankful for both and for Free Republic..)
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To: Kjobs
I don't like the fact that he's spent so much time in Iran.

He's better than the alternative. Mahdi is in the pocket of Iran. He would have been a disaster.

10 posted on 02/12/2006 5:23:30 AM PST by McGavin999 (If Intelligence Agencies can't find leakers, how can we expect them to find terrorists?)
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To: Kjobs

Actually, this is going to be quite interesting. I just read over on Iraq the Model that the other alliances were hoping for Mahdi because it would mean that Hakim would have to resign as the head of the block. Some real interesting manuvering going on over there.


11 posted on 02/12/2006 6:13:35 AM PST by McGavin999 (If Intelligence Agencies can't find leakers, how can we expect them to find terrorists?)
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To: nuconvert

Profile: Ibrahim Jaafari
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4268143.stm

IRAQ: Ibrahim Jaafari
April 7, 2005
http://www.cfr.org/publication/8035/

Al-Jaafari
http://www.al-jaafari.com/


12 posted on 02/12/2006 7:36:37 AM PST by Valin (Purple Fingers Rule!)
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To: Allegra
Moderate? Tell me another one. The Islamofascist Sadr put him over the top:

But he may owe his caucus victory on Sunday to a radical Shia cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr, who went into politics after leading two uprisings against U.S. and Iraqi troops after the invasion, Reuters reported.

Sadr apparently swung crucial votes toward Jaafrari, emerging as a kingmaker in the process, the news agency said.

13 posted on 02/12/2006 9:43:24 AM PST by Austin Willard Wright
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To: Kjobs

Why shouldn't he spend time in Iran? Birds of feather.


14 posted on 02/12/2006 9:44:12 AM PST by Austin Willard Wright
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To: UCANSEE2
Indeed. That would be the Jaffa.
15 posted on 02/12/2006 9:47:09 AM PST by toddlintown (Lennon takes six bullets to the chest, Yoko is standing right next to him and not one f'ing bullet?)
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To: Austin Willard Wright
Hmmmm....quotes from the media versus what I'm hearing from the Iraqi people.

I'm going with the Iraqis.

Just a hunch.

16 posted on 02/12/2006 9:51:18 AM PST by Allegra (Suffering from a Malady Known as "Troll Fatigue")
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To: Allegra

Okay.....are you denying that he was supported by Sadr?


17 posted on 02/12/2006 9:53:59 AM PST by Austin Willard Wright
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To: Austin Willard Wright
But he may owe his caucus victory on Sunday to a radical Shia cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr, who went into politics after leading two uprisings against U.S. and Iraqi troops after the invasion, Reuters reported.

I've been here a while.

I've seen how the MSM operates here and I can see straight through their B.S.

And by the way, I detest Mookie Sadr.

18 posted on 02/12/2006 9:54:59 AM PST by Allegra (Suffering from a Malady Known as "Troll Fatigue")
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To: McGavin999

Mahdi was the candidate supported by the Kurds and the Sunni and also an opponent of Moqtada al-Sadr.


19 posted on 02/12/2006 7:05:48 PM PST by AntiGuv
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To: Allegra

Well, since Jafari won by 1 vote and since Sadr's 30-vote bloc all voted for him it seems that the Reuters "may" can be replaced with a "does"..


20 posted on 02/12/2006 7:07:28 PM PST by AntiGuv
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