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To: Bill who wrote (810)	3/29/2006 9:57:03 AM
From: michael97123	Respond to of 14758

Well in this case the "bad guy" won internally by one vote and by assuring al sadr that his militia could run wild. Lobbying to change a few votes to get a more acceptable shiaa leader is not a bad thing. If it doesnt work, civil war will follow. If it does, there still is a chance for a good outcome. In either case we should have timetables so it is clear to all iraqis that we wont be handholding them forever. Good news is that i think Iran is on our side in supporting the other shiaa. Iran may finally realize that instability in iraq just for the sake of bloodying Uncles nose is as bad for them as it is for us. Note that the sunni arab states now want to play a bigger role. This also is a reply to iran for overstepping.

To: Bill who wrote (810)	3/29/2006 9:58:28 AM
From: 10K a day	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14758

Is that like WE as in U. Or WE as in We? Or is it kind of like "truthyness"?

To: Bill who wrote (810)	3/29/2006 11:55:34 AM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14758

Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. c.s. lewis

To: Bill who wrote (810)	3/29/2006 1:11:47 PM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14758

Hamas government installed Palestinian PM Vows Cooperation With Abbas By SARAH EL DEEB, Associated Press Writer 30 minutes ago news.yahoo.com Hamas formally took power Wednesday, with the Palestinian president swearing in its 24-member Cabinet, including 14 ministers who served time in Israeli prisons. The ceremony, which came just a day after Israel's nation election, ended a two-month transition period of ambiguity since Hamas' election victory in January. At a news conference in Gaza after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas and his Cabinet, Haniyeh said his relations with Abbas would be "cooperation and harmony, based on the supreme interest of the people." Haniyeh said that together, they would confront "Israeli aggression against the people" as well as internal chaos. With a Hamas government installed, the lines of confrontation with Israel were clearly drawn. Hamas insists it won't soften its violent ideology. Israel's presumed prime minister-designate, Ehud Olmert, has countered that if Hamas won't bend, he'll set the borders of a Palestinian state by himself and keep large areas of the West Bank. With Hamas at the helm, the Palestinian Authority also faces a crippling international economic boycott. "With Hamas taking over now, you can't have business as usual," said Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev. Israel suspended tens of millions of dollars in monthly tax transfers to the Palestinian Authority after the Hamas election victory, and Regev said the Israeli Cabinet would decide on additional sanctions next week. Abbas, a moderate from the defeated Fatah Party, administered the oath to some of the Cabinet ministers in a brief ceremony at Gaza City's parliament building. With Israel banning the travel of Hamas leaders between the West Bank and Gaza, the remainder of the ministers held a separate ceremony in the West Bank. The two settings were hooked up by videoconference. The first to be sworn in was Haniyeh, who walked along a red carpet, then placed his hand on a copy of the Muslim holy book, the Quran, laid out on a low table. Haniyeh pledged to be "loyal to the homeland and its sacred places." Abbas looked on, his face * * *