14.7.03
US continues the "Jordan model" for Iraq
The US continues to shape the politics of the new "democratic" Iraq in a way that is curiously similar to other countries in the region - hand-picked "politicians" appointed by an autocratic ruler not accountable to the people he governs:
The US continues to shape the politics of the new "democratic" Iraq in a way that is curiously similar to other countries in the region - hand-picked "politicians" appointed by an autocratic ruler not accountable to the people he governs:
The council, which held its first meeting in a heavily guarded American enclave in the capital, will be able to appoint ministers and have other powers, but Paul Bremer, the chief US official in the country, will retain overall control.I hear that the council will also have enough power to wipe its butt - but Bremer will retain overall control over the brand of toilet paper it can use.
