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To: LindyBill who wrote (48091)	6/1/2004 11:44:24 AM
From: Triffin	Respond to of 793927

Anybody have any hard numbers as to the makeup of the interim government with respect to the percent of exiles vs locals in the various positions ?? Can't imagine that the typical Iraqi, if there is such a thing, is going to be very loyal to a government populated by former exiles .. I know I wouldn't be .. any thoughts on this ?? Seems like a set-up for failure if all the power is in the hands of former exiles .. Iraqi Exiles Helping to Form Interim Government By VOA News May 29, 2004, 8:34pm A report in a leading U.S. newspaper says the Pentagon has begun sending a team of Iraqi exiles to Baghdad to be part of a temporary U.S.-led government. The New York Times says in Saturday's editions that about 150 Iraqi exiles have been chosen to work with retired U.S. General Jay Garner, who is heading up Iraq's post-war reconstruction. The exiles will take-up positions at each of Iraq's 23 ministries and help rebuild the government structures that would then be handed over to a new Iraqi authority. The paper says Washington hopes to have an interim Iraqi authority in place by late May. The team of Iraqis is led by Emad Dhia, an engineer who left Iraq 21 years ago. He will be General Garner's top Iraqi advisor. On Monday, General Garner will preside at a meeting in Baghdad of about 100 Iraqis from all ethnic and religious groups to discuss procedures for developing the interim government. Some groups, including a prominent Shiite group, the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq say they will boycott the Baghdad meeting and will instead attend an opposition meeting in Spain that began on Friday. Triffin