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To: frankw1900 who wrote (39082)	4/12/2004 9:00:20 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793843

Thanks for your thoughtful response.

To: frankw1900 who wrote (39082)	4/12/2004 9:37:41 AM
From: gamesmistress	Respond to of 793843

I was reading this article in today's WSJ - subscription only, but here's the first couple of paragraphs - and started thinking about the leadership vacuum in Iraq. There is no Iraqi Ataturk, no secular leader with strong support, or who is generally looked up to. So leadership has to be developed or evolve with practice. The Kurds seem to be the most advanced in this area. Two Exiles Writing Law of Land in Iraq Reveal Its Divisions As Radicals Turn to Guns,They Focus on New Constitution; Role of Women and Islam A Long Way From Indiana By YOCHI J. DREAZEN Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL April 12, 2004; Page A1 BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Feisal Istrabadi and Salem Chalabi share Iraq's tumultuous past. They have starkly different visions of its future. The two men, scions of wealthy and powerful Iraqi families, both fled the country as boys in the early days of Saddam Hussein's regime. Both abandoned law practices abroad to return to Iraq after last year's war. Advisers to powerful members of the U.S.-appointed Iraqi Governing Council, they are the principal drafters of the laws that are intended to serve as the foundation of the new Iraq, including its interim constitution and the criminal codes that will be used to prosecute Mr. Hussein and other former regime members. That's where the similarities end. As radicals have pursued their increasingly violent struggle against the U.S. occupation, the two 41-year-old lawyers have battled behind the scenes over two very different visions of what the new Iraq should be: a nation that gives little political significance to ethnic and religious divisions, or one that weaves those divisions into the political fabric. Complete article at: online.wsj.com