[Paco]

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nope, no baathists in the council.  try again.

and i misspoke, it was over a week ago that oreilly had made the claim, and at THAT time, he was the first to use it.  

and..  how about a un council aimed at nationbuilding?  how about iraqis selected by the citizens?
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Uh... your "news" story is almost a YEAR old.  In the course of a year, things change.  Try looking for more recent news and you'll see that members of the Baath party have indeed been included in the Iraqi government.

[leakingpen]

care to link?  i cant find any stories saying so.  there have been baathists put into small positions of power over the last month in some cities, but none that i was aware of on the council.

[Paco]

You're right.  The Ba'th party (rightfully so) is not represented in the Governing Council.  I suppose that would be like including the Nazi party in the post-WWII Germany reconstruction - duh - my bad.  I did notice that they had set up a committee to return members of the dissolved Ba'th party to their former positions in accordance with the Governing Council Resolutions No 52 and 54 - but not a whole lot of info on it.

[leakingpen]

theres a double a in the name.  i think its supposed to represent the sound there girlfriends make when making love.

[Paco]

Well, I've seen it spelled "Baath", "Bath" and "Ba'th".

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how about iraqis selected by the citizens?
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And that's what we're trying to help them achieve.  It can't be done overnight.  Would they have ever gotten there under Saddam (or his sons)?

[leakingpen]

no, but they might have gotten there by now if this had been done a little differently.  btw, you are aware that the governing council is setting a date of sept 08 as the earliest possible elections?  under the suggestion of paul bremers replacement (forget his name).  do we really think they'll meet that date?

[Paco]

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<br />no, but they might have gotten there by now if this had been done a little differently.  btw, you are aware that the governing council is setting a date of sept 08 as the earliest possible elections?  under the suggestion of paul bremers replacement (forget his name).  do we really think they'll meet that date?
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Well, that'll be up to the Iraqi Governing Council (Iraq), won't it?

[Harley]

Anyone heard anything about this new Michael Moore documentary/movie?  I have yet to watch his "Bowling for Columbine" but from what I know of him I can only imagine what this one will be like.