Al-Jaafari Likely to Be Next Iraqi PM

[corksean]

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Ibrahim al-Jaafari, the head of a religious party who fought Saddam Hussein and took refuge in Iran for a decade, was chosen Tuesday as the dominant Shiite ticket's candidate for prime minister - making him the overwhelming favorite for the post.

Al-Jaafari's selection came after former Washington ally Ahmad Chalabi dropped out of the race following three days of round-the-clock bargaining. Al-Jaafari has been seen as having close ties to Iran's ruling clergy, though he denies any links to a government that President Bush has said is part of an ``axis of evil.''

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4819379,00.html

[louis c]

1. Just as I suspected

Iran won the war without having to fire a shot.

Nice going, Assholes.

[ScotTissue]

2. Round the clock bargaining

If the secularist Chalabi caved after round the clock bargaining, I wonder what he gets in return for bowing out. And what the secularist faction gets.

[AmandaRuth]

3. wow

OBL wants the US out of Saudi Arabia, Boosh obliges. OBL wants Saddam gone and an Islamic government installed in Iraq, boosh does that as well. Now Iran gets their obvious choice for PM of Iraq.

One might wonder what boosh's true motivations are.