Good news today from Iraq… the BBC reports that Iraqi Parliament has reversed its’ decision to change the rules governing the constitutional referendum. After being condemned by both the UN and US, they have realised they are doing more harm than good. So now… when Iraqis vote… it will be those votes that matter, rather …
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As October 15 approaches, and the referendum on the Constitution nears with it, I’ve been watching the many Iraqi blogs to see what they have to say about it. Here are a few you might like to read.. I would highly recommend reading them all, they all give valid perspective.. much more valid than anything …
Bad news from the New York Times yesterday: Shiite and Kurdish lawmakers have made a “clarification” to the rules on how the new Iraqi constitution will be passed: Under the new rules, the constitution will fail only if two-thirds of all registered voters – rather than two-thirds of all those actually casting ballots – reject …
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