Democracy is a Greek word means the rule of the people. But in America democracy became a farce as the elected legislators became representatives of big business, the arm industry, special-interest groups and lobbies; disregarding people interests.
Besides the foreign interference, and after seven months since the election of March 7, 2010, one can easily say that democracy in Iraq is totally and completely without democrats. In other words, it is a ‘democracy’ without people who believes in the democratic process and that the losers should congratulate the winners and leave the scene. The current Iraqi political groups, who have all failed to get a majority of the 325 seat-parliament, have been manoeuvring, conspiring, bribing, threatening and accusing each other of crimes and corruption in order to get their hands on Power and share the proceeds. The Americans, the Saudis, the Israelis, the Syrians, the Turks and the Iranians are hoping to get their men (agents) into the next government. The Syrians, the Iranians and the Turks want Al-Maliki (with 27% of the votes) to get a second term. The Saudis and the Israelis want Dr Allawi (with 28% of the vote) to form a government that includes the pro-Israeli and pro-American Kurds (with 17% of the vote). The Americans want a coalition between Dr Allawi, the Kurds and Al-Maliki. But Dr Allawi, an ex-Saddam right hand, a staunch Baathist, known CIA and MI-6 agent and with massacres committed during his term as PM in Fallujah and Najaf, is not acceptable to the Iranians. While Al-Maliki, responsible for the massacres in Basrah and Al-Sadr city in Baghdad, is not acceptable to the Saudis who spent close to $one billion on his rival Dr Allawi.
The Iraqis were fooled when went to vote hoping for a so-called democratic rule. Now, it doesn't matter who forms the the next government in US-occupied Iraq as he will be discredited as an elected corrupt and criminal foreign agent.
Democracy was no more than a fig leaf!
The aim of the Americans is to control resources and areasic importance. In the process, the Americans hope to fragment nations and to create tensions between various components of the populations; while using democracy and freedom as a cover.
It is like the fig leaf that covered the private parts of Adam and Eve. Now the ugly faces of America and its allies are being unveiled. Let them face the music as people are not that idiots to believe their so-called humanitarian mission. Every American and every British person in Afghanistan and Iraq is connected to their respective intelligence sevices and reports to local controllers for de-briefing.
Adnan Darwash, Iraq Occupation Times
09 Aug 2010 05:01:38 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Repeats story first sent on Aug 7)
Aug 7 (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told Reuters in an interview he still hopes to serve a second term despite an impasse in forming a government caused in part by disagreement over who should hold the top job. [ID:nLDE6751HO]
Here are some facts about Maliki:
* Maliki was born in Hindiya, south of Baghdad, in 1950. He holds a masters degree in Arabic and worked at the Education Ministry before fleeing in 1980 to neighbouring Syria and then Iran under a death sentence for his political activism. He returned to Iraq after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003 that overthrew dictator Saddam Hussein.
* Maliki was thrust to the forefront of Iraqi politics in April 2006 with the image of a tough, Shi'ite Islamist strong enough to weld rival factions into a national unity government. Although his Dawa party has Islamist roots, Maliki has rebranded himself as a secular nationalist. He was sworn in as prime minister in May 2006.
* Maliki struggled to control a fractious government forged of fragile alliances. But in the last two years, he has emerged stronger after sending the army to fight Shi'ite militia and presiding over a sharp fall in overall violence. While Maliki takes credit for security gains, an increase in U.S. troops and the cooperation of the Sunni Sahwa militia played a big role.
* His supporters view him as sincere and honest, but Maliki is also seen by many as quick to anger, and has turned many former allies into foes. He bristled at criticism in 2007 from U.S. lawmakers and has difficult relations with some U.S. military officials in Iraq. He harbours evident hatred of the Saddam regime which repressed Iraq's Shi'ite majority and assassinated many of his political colleagues. Many Sunnis fear he has little interest in affording them a fair share of power.
* Maliki has trodden a fine line with Shi'ite Iran, a U.S. foe which fought a 1980-88 war with Saddam's Iraq. Some say he has bowed to Iranian demands, citing an occasion when he met President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad without a necktie, in deference to Iranian revolutionary fashion. Others say Tehran wants Maliki replaced because it does not consider him friendly enough.
* Talks to form a coalition government have been stalled in the main by Maliki and rival former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi both seeking the position of premier. Maliki told Reuters on Friday that he is "part of the problem" but defied his allies and opponents to find a better candidate. (Reporting by Serena Chaudhry; editing by Myra MacDonald)
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Only anti-USraeli forces can save Iraq
Author: adnan
Date: 09-08-10 07:53
On March 7, 2010, the Iraqis went to the poll. Parties of Paul Bremer and CIA-selected politicians won the elections. Until today 10.08.2010 no government was formed in Iraq . If a new government was formed, the violence will return to the streets and cities targeting in most cases security forces protecting the occupation. That is in addition to the rampant corruption and lack of basic services. The solution is to allow a coalition of forces not connected to the occupation to be in government. Such a government will cut down on corruption, provides basic services and direct efforts to liberate and build Iraq away from the daily violence. It will also have better relations to Turkey, Syria and Iran. The USraeli interests dictate the presence of corrupt Iraqis in government ready to betray their country. For this reason the present US-cooked formula will not work. Obama talks about leaving Iraq but in reality, the US wants to rule Iraq by proxy, using local and imported mercenaries.The Iraqis must continue to work to undermine USraeli designs and punish all those who serve them, until a true liberation of the country from the dirty boots of the uncivilized, trigger-happy American savages. In the short-term US government agents have already stolen Iraq bank assets ($US 20 billions) and comntinie to rape Iraq.But in the long run, Iraqis will consider all agreements signed while Iraq was occupied as null and void.
Adnan Darwash, Iraq Occupation Times
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FACTBOX-Five facts about Iraqi PM Nuri al-Maliki
01 Oct 2010 15:02:21 GMT
Source: Reuters
BAGHDAD, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Iraq's Shi'ite-led alliance chose Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Friday as its candidate to head the next government, a step towards ending a political impasse that left Iraq without a new government since a March election.
The incumbent Maliki will now need to convince other political factions to put their disagreements aside and work with him to form a new government.
Here are five facts about Maliki:
* Maliki was born at Hindiya, south of Baghdad, in 1950. He holds a master's degree in Arabic and worked at the Education Ministry before fleeing in 1980 to neighbouring Syria and then Iran under sentence of death for his political activism. He returned after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003 that overthrew dictator Saddam Hussein.
* Maliki was thrust to the forefront of Iraqi politics in April 2006 with the image of a tough, Shi'ite Islamist strong enough to weld rival factions into a national unity government. He was sworn in as prime minister in May 2006.
* Maliki struggled to control a fractious government forged of fragile alliances. But in the last two years he has emerged stronger after sending the army to fight Shi'ite militia and presiding over a sharp fall in overall violence.
* Seemingly quick to anger, Maliki has turned many former allies into foes. He bristled at criticism in 2007 from U.S. lawmakers and has difficult relations with some U.S. military officials in Iraq. He harbours evident hatred of the Saddam regime which repressed Iraq's Shi'ite majority and assassinated many of his political colleagues. Many Sunnis fear he has little interest in affording them a fair share of power.
* Maliki has pursued a fine line with Shi'ite Iran, a U.S. foe which fought a 1980-88 war with Saddam's Iraq. Some say he has bowed to Iranian demands, citing an occasion when he met President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad without a necktie, in deference to Iranian revolutionary fashion. Others said Tehran wanted Maliki replaced because it does not consider him friendly enough.
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U.S. backs broad-based Iraqi govt - White House
01 Oct 2010 16:57:15 GMT
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The United States wants to see a broad-based Iraq government formed, the White House said on Friday after the main Shi'ite bloc picked incumbent Nuri al-Maliki as its candidate for the post of prime minister.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs declined to comment directly on the bloc's decision to pick Maliki, a move that potential ends a months-long impasse on forming a new government. "This is what young democracies go through to form a representative government of the people," he said.
(Reporting by Ross Colvin, editing by Caren Bohan)((ross.colvin@thomsonreuters.com; +1202-898-8392; Reuters Messaging: ross.colvin.reuters.com@reuters.net))
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INTERVIEW-Iraqi air force not ready till 2020 - commander
06 Oct 2010 13:15:13 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Iraq's air force too weak, says commander
* Not 'ready to defend skies' for 10 years
* In talks with global majors to buy fighter jets
By Khalid al-Ansary
BAGHDAD, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Iraq's air force, slowly taking shape after years of war, is too weak to take control of the skies and defend the country until at least 2020, the air force chief said in an interview.
The United States formally ended combat operations in Iraq in August but still maintains 50,000 troops in the country to help its fledgling army tackle Islamist insurgents.
Iraq still depends on U.S. forces to scramble combat aircraft to aid its ground forces, and U.S. officials have admitted the country is not yet ready to defend its borders on its own.
In strikingly frank remarks, Staff Lieutenant General Anwar Ahmed told Reuters the fighting strength of his force was too low to take over aerial control any time soon.
"As for the Iraqi air force in its current state, it is not prepared to deter any foreign attack," he said late on Tuesday in his home inside Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone.
"In the modern military sense, the Iraqi air force cannot be completed ... before 2020, and until then we would not be able to say that the air force is ready to defend the skies."
Originally founded in the 1930s when Iraq was under British rule, the Iraqi air force is still a shadow of its former self.
Under dictator Saddam Hussein, who was ousted in the 2003 U.S. invasion, it grew into one of the region's biggest forces, consisting of hundreds of mainly Soviet-designed planes. After the invasion, Washington disbanded Iraqi forces altogether.
PLANE NUMBERS SECRET
Funded out of the Iraqi state budget, which relies on oil exports for most of its revenues, and assisted by the U.S. military, the air force is now taking steps to rebuild itself, but the process is painfully slow.
"Building an air force is a tough job," Ahmed said. "You can create an infantry regiment in a record time, but the air force cannot be built in a short period of time."
He refused to say how many aircraft Iraq now operated, nor would he reveal the number of Iraqi pilots. There are no public figures on the size of the air force, and defence ministry officials have declined to comment on the matter.
In a further setback, the defence ministry's 2008-2020 air force revival plan was hit by a drop in oil prices as well as the global financial crisis, Ahmed said, without elaborating.
He said the key problem was the lack of combat jets, while adding Iraq had "enough" reconnaissance and training planes.
U.S. forces officially remain in Iraq to "advise, train and assist" until their full withdrawal in late 2011, but Iraqi forces still rely on its fighter jets to provide backup.
In September, U.S. troops brought in attack helicopters and F-16 jets when Iraqi soldiers asked for help during a gunfight with militants in Diyala province. [ID:nLDE68J1IK]
NEW MARKET
For foreign companies, Iraq's ambitions offer a chance to tap a new market. France, Russia and China have all been jockeying to help fill Iraq's huge arms wish list, which includes multi-role fighters to defend its air space.
The top U.S. commander in Iraq said in June he expected the United States to meet a long-standing Iraqi request for new Lockheed Martin Corp(Editing by Maria Golovnina and Mark Trevelyan)F-16s -- a powerful symbol of U.S. cooperation with Iraq. [ID:nN0236530]
Ahmed said Iraq was still in talks with the United States on the details of the F-16 contract, adding that he hoped the first of the batch would touch down on Iraqi air fields in 2013.
As for training planes, Iraq now has six basic aircraft granted by France and expects to get three more U.S. helicopters later this year. It has also bought training and cargo planes from countries including Serbia and Ukraine.
Crucially, the Iraqi air force is now conducting regular surveillance around oil pipelines and electricity grids across the country -- a key element of defence in a country seeking to lure much-needed foreign investment into the energy sector.
Yet Ahmed said there was still much to be done.
"The air force is being built from scratch in terms of equipments and planes," he said. "The air forces of neighbouring countries are better than ours, of course."
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