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SUM OF ARAB FEARS: Hypocritical Arab reaction to the new Iraqi Governing Council.
NY Post ^
| July 30, 2003
| AMIR TAHERI
Posted on 07/30/2003 12:29:59 PM PDT by DoctorZIn
Edited on 05/26/2004 5:15:25 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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'THEY are not elected," noted Amr Moussa, secretary-general of the Arab League. "They are not representative," said Syria's Foreign Minister Farouq Shiraa.
"They lack democratic legitimacy," snapped the Libyan "Supreme Guide" Moammar Khadafy. The Sudanese military junta's verdict: "We shall have to wait and see if they are accepted by the people."
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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: aljazeera; amirtaheri; arabegypt; arableague; iraq; libya; sudan
Another awesome article by Amir Taheri.
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posted on
07/30/2003 12:30:00 PM PDT
by
DoctorZIn
To: DoctorZIn
This was posted last night. That being said, the Arab despots and tyrants have very much to fear what a democratic Iraq could mean for them.
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posted on
07/30/2003 12:35:22 PM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: DoctorZIn
It is excellent. This whole thing is a stern warning to those Arab leaders who were "never elected." (It's also a message to the "not representative" Iranian muleheads.)
To: DoctorZIn
'THEY are not elected," noted Amr Moussa, secretary-general of the Arab League. "They are not representative," said Syria's Foreign Minister Farouq Shiraa. "They lack democratic legitimacy," snapped the Libyan "Supreme Guide" Moammar Khadafy. The Sudanese military junta's verdict: "We shall have to wait and see if they are accepted by the people."
The irony is just dripping off these quotes. When was the last free election in either of these three countries???
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posted on
07/30/2003 12:36:28 PM PDT
by
jriemer
(We are a Republic not a Democracy)
To: DoctorZIn
I disagree. We took over Iraq the same way these detractors took over their respective countries. Works for me.
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posted on
07/30/2003 12:38:04 PM PDT
by
snooker
To: jriemer
Its rich to hear dictators express concern about "democratic legitimacy." They don't even bother to have competitive and open elections in the own countries.
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posted on
07/30/2003 12:39:34 PM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: goldstategop
Its rich to hear dictators express concern about "democratic legitimacy." They don't even bother to have competitive and open elections in their own countries.
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posted on
07/30/2003 12:40:11 PM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: goldstategop
The Arab world is being forced to deal with the fact that there is a new form of government in their backyard. The dialogue is already being created over human rights that not even the biased state-run newspapers can cover up.
To: goldstategop
...This was posted last night....
I searched the site prior to posting this.
I wonder why it didn't find it.
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posted on
07/30/2003 1:28:07 PM PDT
by
DoctorZIn
(IranAzad... Until they are free, we shall all be Iranians!)
To: jriemer
Exactly
To: jriemer
"They lack democratic legitimacy..."Yeah, unlike Saddam, who was elected by a 99% majority.
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posted on
07/30/2003 2:08:42 PM PDT
by
Pearls Before Swine
(South-south-west, south, south-east, east....)
To: DoctorZIn
Arab Civilization version 2.0 has begun and the users of the buggy version 1.0 don't seem to like it very much. :)
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posted on
07/30/2003 2:11:49 PM PDT
by
Steely Glint
("Political language...is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable..." - G. Orwell)
To: DoctorZIn
Great, encouraging post!
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posted on
07/30/2003 9:04:14 PM PDT
by
lainde
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