As reported today on the nationally broadcast Ed
Shultz Show part of the Jones Radio Network, former
U.S. Weapons Inspector, Scott Ritter declared that the
Bush administration helped subvert and manipulate the
recent heralded election in Iraq. According to Ritter,
who made the original charges in a joint appearence
with journalist Dahr Jamil in Washington state, the
Bush administration was determined to control the
outcome of the Iraq vote at all costs. "The U.S.
cooked the election in Iraq," claimed Ritter.
Ritter went on to explain how the victory of the Shia
was a forgone conclusion to Administration members.
What wasn't a foregone conclusion was the percentage
of victory. A majority victory of the Shia would give
them control of the Parliament and under current Iraqi
law allow the Iranian-influenced Mullahs to draw up
the new Constitution (the current one was written by
the U.S.). The Mullahs have made public statements
indicating their intention to base the new
Constitution on strict Koran law (Sharia) not unlike
the infamous Taliban in Afganistan. This could not be
allowed by the Bush Administration as complete Shiite
control would create multiple additional problems for
the Adminstration in Washington.
In an additional interview posted today with Raw
Story. com,
rawstory.com
Ritter explained, "For three days after
the election the Shia were saying they had 60% of the
vote. The election results came in and the Shia got
60% of the vote."
This percentage gave the Shia total Parliamentary
control and more annoyingly to the U.S. occupation
forces, the legal right to draft a new Constitution as
they saw fit.
"Suddenly, we have a secret recount and ballots
appear, disappear. This is not Florida and you don't
have TV cameras holding up the chads in front of
everybody," explained Ritter.
Prime Minister Allawi, a U.S. creation and reviled by
almost all Iraqis for cooperating with their
occupiers, received between 2-5% of the vote (and
sources indicate even that may be invented).
Ritter continued, "Suddenly the Shia have 48% of the
vote and Allawi has 13%. Alawi is now a viable force
and can deny the Shia control. This is what was wanted
from the beginning."
Many had wondered why Allawi, whose campaign was so
reviled by the Iraqis, had run at all.
They don't have to wonder any longer.
Florida=Ohio=Iraq.
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