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I'm well past the point where any thing coming out of the NPR is to be treated as suspect, until confirmed with a second source. If they announce last night's Lakers/TWolve score, I'll check it elsewhere just to confirm it.blonde com free hot video Posted by: BigFire on May 28, 2004 09:54 PM

Hi Jeff,blonde com free hot video

Can you find a link to that? I listened to the two audio clips for today's ATC, and neither clip contained any suggestion that Allawi was corrupt.blonde com free hot video

As a tip, if you listen to the clips, listen to the WMP versions, the RM versions point to the same clip.blonde com free hot video

At any rate, as I was casually listening, I heard neither Peter Kenyon nor Robert Siegel make the claims you raise. blonde com free hot video

Patrick Cockburn, correspondent for the Independent didn't make those claims either, but did say that most Iraqis would have trouble with Allawi as he would be seen as an out of touch exile.blonde com free hot video

Would you point me to the link?blonde com free hot video

Thanks! (Side note, your RSS comes out chronologically backward, and sorry to hear of your troubles will trollbles.)blonde com free hot video Posted by: anne.elk on May 28, 2004 10:26 PM

Anne: I looked and didn't find the right link; found another report, but not this one. It was from a correspondent -- drat, can't remember the name -- who just returned from baghdad. I'll look again. jblonde com free hot video Posted by: Jeff Jarvis on May 28, 2004 10:29 PM

Thanks, I do appreciate that.blonde com free hot video Posted by: anne.elk on May 28, 2004 11:31 PM

Since he received the unanimous support of the Governing Council it would seem that SOME Kurds, Shia and Sunni find him fit for the post.blonde com free hot video

Since the GC picked him and he will "help" Brahimi pick the rest of the govt ministers, it would seem that the GC has decided to act independently.blonde com free hot video

All of this is good. Iraq will be governed by Iraqis. There is no "win" for America except to leave a peaceful nation that can defend itse;f and govern itself. That requires the will of the Iraqi people.
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It will be interesting to see how the Iraqi people react to this. It won't be good if it is viewed as US influence.blonde com free hot video

Andrew Cockburn is much more positive about Hussein Shahristani in an article in Salon.blonde com free hot video

blonde com free hot video Posted by: Steve Rhodes on May 29, 2004 03:31 AM

I believe Jeff is talking about Marketplace's reporter. Technically, I think this is PRI (Public Radio International) rather than NPR. My impression of PRI is that they are considerably to the left of NPR. None of the NPR reporters I heard had anything very negative to say.
The reporter claimed that one Iraqui businessmen he knew said he had made payoffs to Allawi to get contracts. He also termed Allawi as the second most disliked member of the Governing Council.blonde com free hot video Posted by: Dave Vanderwerf on May 29, 2004 08:16 AM

Jeff,blonde com free hot video

Via Atrios, comes Spencer Ackerman in TNR with the best overview of our new compliant strongman.blonde com free hot video

Read it and you can maybe understand the accusations of corruption and disaffection you may have heard on Marketplace.blonde com free hot video Posted by: anne.elk on May 29, 2004 01:03 PM