DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Adnan Pachachi, passed over for the post of Iraq (news - web sites)'s interim president, said he may run for the office when his country's transition from U.S. occupation to democracy is complete.
Pachachi, a former foreign minister, told CNN on Thursday he believed he enjoyed the support of many of his countrymen — "that's why (U.N. envoy) Lakhdar Brahimi offered me the presidency. There's no other reason."
Pachachi rejected reports the United States wanted to install him as president, saying he had instead been endorsed by "thousands" of Iraqis canvassed by Brahimi.
But Pachachi said he refused the post "in order to preserve my reputation and my honor" because the perception had grown that the United States wanted to impose him on Iraq.
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=736&e=1&u=/ap/20040603/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_pachachiSo perhaps the US will get the man they wanted after all. :shrug:
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