Iraq Governing Council details plan to root out Baath members

[pinto]

Iraq's US-appointed Governing Council unveiled guidelines banning senior members of the ousted Baath party from public sector jobs and said it would soon announce measures to root out senior Baathists from the private sector and trade associations.

Council member and head of the De-Baathification Commission Ahmad Chalabi announced the guidelines at a press conference in Baghdad.

"These measures apply to the public sector, but the committee will publish shortly similar guidelines for the private sector and professional associations," said Chalabi.

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/040111/1/3h6mf.html

it's all Chalabi, all the time. guess his place in the new Iraq is pretty well entrenched

[madrchsod]

1. his place is" well entrenched"

untill the us leaves,then he will be "well entrenched" somewhere else...

[pinto]

2. our man in Baghdad:

http://english.daralhayat.com/arab_news/08-2003/Article-20030818-1514f3ec-c0a8-01ed-0079-6e1ceedce96e/story.html

Campaign To Extradite Chalabi Heralds A Crisis between Government and Parliament

Bassel Rafayia Al-Hayat 2003/08/18

The Jordanian parliamentary, which is demanding the Interpol to turn in Ahmad Chalabi, head of the Iraqi National Congress, to Jordan in order to sue him once again on grounds of financial corruption points to an imminent crisis between the parliament, opposed to the ruling council in Baghdad, and the government which is seeking a legal settlement to Chalabi's case, away from pressures by the U.S., which is eager to see him play a role in future Iraq.

[asjr]

3. You are

so right. When the U.S. leaves, if they do, the Iraqis will do what they want to do. The democracy we have brought to them leaves much to be desired. The Baathists or whatever were probably Baathists because being a member meant one could get a job. I fear there will be such an upheaval in that country the U.S. will have to get out with it's tail between it's legs. Events are not going to stop. The anger of the Iraqis will not be stopped. What was it the Japanese said after Pearl Harbor? Something on the line of "We have awakened a sleeping giant." I feel that is apropos here. The Iraqis will only take so much. I hope Mr. Chalabi has good protection.