Association of Muslim Scholars Says Iraq Election Lacked Legitimacy

[Itsthetruth]

AMS: Iraq election lacked legitimacy
Monday 14 February 2005, 23:03 GMT

The Association of Muslim Scholars has said the Iraq elections cannot be accepted as they were conducted while under occupation.

A spokesman for the influential Iraqi group, Dr Muhammad Bashar al-Faydhi, told Aljazeera on Sunday: "We, from the beginning, have announced our position toward the election as a political process that does meet the internets of Iraqis since it lacks legitimacy."

"It was carried in the absence of international supervision and under occupation, only persons with vested interests were supervising the political process, a move that is not logically and scientifically accepted,” al-Faydhi added.

"For the sake of those people (Iraqis who voted), we respect their choice, and will deal with the new government. Yet we know it lacks authority, does not diplomatically represent Iraq, and does not have the right or legitimacy to draw up a permanent constitution and enter in or ratify agreements," al-Faydhi said.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/037265CD-CB74-417D-8C2E-DB957A0390D1.htm

[Erika]

1. Kind of like I feel about the W administration

No legetimacy, but there he is.

[cdsilv]

2. Duh!

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