July 8, 2004
WHAT WILL BECOME OF THE SQUEEGEE MEN?:
Shades of the Old Iraq (NY Times, 7/08/04)
It is less than two weeks since Iyad Allawi took office as Iraq's interim prime minister, yet his governing methods already carry a whiff of the old-style Arab authoritarianism the Bush administration once dreamed of overturning throughout the Middle East. One chilling example is the decree Dr. Allawi had drawn up this week to give him the authority to exercise martial law powers anywhere he sees fit. As the interim prime minister, Dr. Allawi heads an unelected caretaker government whose main responsibility is guiding Iraq toward free elections in January. Preparing to impose martial law is not an encouraging way to start.
Did they just pull out one of their anti-Guiliani editorials and change the names? Remember how cracking down on NYC crime was fascistic and would have no effect on the quality of life?
MORE:
Common Iraqis Endorse Crackdown (Chicago Sun-Times, 7/08/04)
Comments
oj,
Who wrote this? You don't say in your byline. I dont' subscribe to the times so I can't access the whole article.
Posted by: Bartman at July 8, 2004 10:17 AMIt's an editorial. You don't need to subscribe, just sign up and it's all free.
Posted by: oj at July 8, 2004 10:29 AMHe obviously isn't an authoritarian thug, otherwise France and Germany would be praising him.
Posted by: Robert Duquette at July 8, 2004 10:38 AMthx
Posted by: Bartman at July 8, 2004 10:52 AMIt won't be long before the "death squad" editorials start...
Posted by: brian at July 8, 2004 4:04 PM