[Peace-discuss] Iraqi election 'questions'

[Phil Stinard]

Supposedly, it needs to be a two thirds majority against in three provinces 
to reject the constitution.  The US says they only achieved that in two 
provinces.

--Phil


>Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 16:46:27 -0500
>From: "Morton K. Brussel" <brussel at uiuc.edu>
>Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Iraqi election 'questions'
>To: Ricky Baldwin <baldwinricky at yahoo.com>
>Cc: peace discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
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>Speaking with Mohammed Al-Heeti today, he said that the province in
>which Mosul is located voted against the constitution. That would
>make three against, and reject the ratification.  Clearly, the whole
>thing is a charade.--mkb
>On Oct 18, 2005, at 11:08 AM, Ricky Baldwin wrote:
>
> > You won't need your eyeglasses to read between the
> > lines in this New York Times piece.  (By the way,
> > compare the headline to the very first sentence.  And
> > check out the defensive tone of paragraphs 2-5.)
> >
> > Anyway, I thought this constitution was supposed to be
> > nixed if only a couple of *provinces* said no.  Or did
> > I dream that?
> >
> > Ricky