Sunni Group Challenges Legitimacy of Iraqi Vote (largest Sunni group)

[Charlie Brown]

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/02/iraq.main/index.html

The Association of Muslim Scholars, which is considered Iraq's highest Sunni authority, boycotted the vote.

"These elections lack legitimacy because a large part of the people representing various important spectrums -- parties and movements of heavy political weight in Iraq -- have boycotted these elections," said Mohammed Bashar al-Feidhi, a spokesman for the Sunni group.

"Therefore, the National Assembly and the government that will emerge from these elections won't have the legitimacy to write the next constitution."

Al-Feidhi said his group won't be involved in writing the constitution.

"We cannot participate in the drafting of a constitution written under occupation," he said.

[alittlelark]

1. They know that we will install a Shiite dictator

They see the writing on the wall.... yesterday it was Baathist, now Shiite... still a US approved dictator.

Can we all spell C I V I L W A R ????

[theresistance]

2. The Sunnis are exactly spot on

The Shiites are collaborators. Iraq is occupied by a foreign force and the people have the right to fight that occupation, sham "elections" not withstanding.

[enough]

3. kick