Iraqi Reactions on the Constitution

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 …

Democracy takes a turn for the worse in Iraq

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 …

Hugo Chavez likes Nationalized Oil… so do Canadians

Huh? Well… a little while ago I mentioned that Chavez has been making offers to export his countries oil to everyone but the US. Asia, Europe, South America, and his neighbours in Central America and the Caribeaan. Today, he took one more step towards creating a “Petrocaribe”. The talks are being attended by representatives of …