https://freerepublic.com/tag/democracy101/ en-us Thu, 4 Dec 2003 23:29:43 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1034123/posts BAGHDAD - Maj. Arthur Vidal, a big, mustachioed soldier with the gusto of an operatic baritone, strides helmeted and flak-jacketed into the dingy foyer of the Sadr City District Advisory Council building, and sums up the scene before him. "Ah, welcome to Democracy 101!" booms the civil-affairs officer, before adding, "Make that Democracy 101 - Phase 2." On this recent afternoon, the US-created district council for Sadr City - a rundown section of Baghdad with exhausted infrastructure, 2 million people, and too few jobs - is to elect a new chairman. The previous chairman, Mohammed al-Kaabi, was shot and killed... Christian Science Monitor https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1034123/posts#comment Thu, 4 Dec 2003 23:29:43 GMT