Iraqi Protesters Oust Appointed Governor

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57791-2003Dec11.html

The demonstrators converged on the provincial governor's office on Sunday with banners, sleeping mats, cooking pots and a simple demand: Iskander Jawad Witwit should quit.

After three days and nights of continuous protests, Witwit did just that. But the demonstrators have refused to budge.

As soon as Witwit resigned, the local representative of the U.S. occupation authority appointed a former Iraqi air force officer as acting governor. To the protesters, that was unacceptable. The new governor, they insisted, should be chosen not by an American but by Iraqis -- through an election.

"Yes, yes for elections!" shouted the protesters, a collection of students, clerics and middle-aged professionals whose ranks swelled to more than 1,000 on Thursday. "No, no to appointment!"

[qanda]

1. We should have said this after the SCOTUS gave * the WH

Yes, yes for elections! No, no to appointment!

[PROUDNWLIBERAL]

2. Democracy

Will the Facist Government of Bushites allow Democracy---me thinks not!

[Wwagsthedog]

3. Apparently the protesters haven't been told that the USA

is bringing democracy to Iraq. Guess the definition of same must be different from Arabic to English. Perhaps the military will shoot a few of them to be sure they understand us.

[greyl]

4. THAT is what democracy looks like.

I hope that particular situation stays peaceful - it seems very cool so far.

[realFedUp]

5. and his pension plan hadn't kicked in yet...

I hate when that happens...:-)

[bpilgrim]

6. wow - look * we WON! now BRING OUR TROOPS HOME

before rummy tells ya 'we gottem right where we want'em...'


peace

[pinto]

7. Shi'ite protesters, union sympathisers, Central/Southern Iraq,

this is moderate, majority stuff. Especially the union guys (other threads have noted union busting by the CPA). And they want elections! How democratic.

[pinto]

8. "I love freedom". Let Iraqis have Iraqi elections! Done deal. n/t

[dbt]

9. Kick for 'liberation!'

:evilgrin:
dbt

[bushisanidiot]

10. Freepers Are Trying To Spin This As An "Anti-terrorism rally"

and are sooooo upset that the mainstream news isn't reporting it.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1038232/posts

idiots will believe any of the pentagon propaganda shoved in front of them.