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To: RetiredNow who wrote (219253)	2/15/2005 11:48:49 AM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 1574557

re: Iraqis nominate an exile for the PM position. Iraqi exiles are known for the Western leanings and pro-American positions. Looks like another blow to the liberals who want to believe Iraq is falling to extremists. Of course he did spend a part of his time in exile in Iran, and is said to have close ties there.

To: RetiredNow who wrote (219253)	2/15/2005 4:44:38 PM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574557

Wasn't there a WP article posted here earlier that pointed out this guy's Iranian ties? -Z

To: RetiredNow who wrote (219253)	2/15/2005 5:07:23 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574557

Iraqis nominate an exile for the PM position. Iraqi exiles are known for the Western leanings and pro-American positions. Looks like another blow to the liberals who want to believe Iraq is falling to extremists. .......................... news.bbc.co.uk Iraq poll winners 'nominate PM' Ibrahim Jaafari Mr Jaafari was nominated by the Shia alliance as Iraq's next premier The Shia Muslim coalition that won Iraq's election has chosen Ibrahim Jaafari as its prime ministerial candidate, sources have said. Mr Jaafari leads the Daawa party, one of two leading religious parties in the bloc that won nearly half the vote. I guess you missed the part above where it says Jaafari leads one of two religious parties to win the election. You say he's pro American. When have religious parties controlled the gov't in the US? I know, I know the GOP talks about it all the time but its still a secular party. When has a religious party run a candidate here in the US? I know, I know....Bush is a religious guy but he is still secular in much of his outlook. Do you understand that the Shia are the most conservative of Muslims. Wahhabism is a bit of an aberration among Sunnis. Most Sunnis tend to be less conservative than Wahhabis and less religious. However, the Shias have always been conservative.......they broke with the Sunnis because the Sunnis weren't religious enough for them. They have a very strict interpretation of Islam. Oh hell, just watch one of the video clips where they whip themselves bloody.....maybe that will give you to understand who is taking over in Iraq. I mean their reaction to winning the election was to whip themselves with chains.....of course they had clothes on so it wasn't as so bad. In Iraq among the Shia........they call that religious devotion........here we call it S&M. The Shia strict attention to religious detail scares the Sunnis; that's why Saddam was secular. The Sunnis had reason to be worried. Now we do too. ted