"Contempt" is too mild a word.

[docwebster]

"It emerged yesterday that Mr Bremer warned the council during talks on Sunday not to put the decision to the vote, saying that if it elected Sheikh Yawar, he would veto the decision. Further talks scheduled for yesterday were postponed at America's request until today, meaning that the deadline to name the interim government by the end of May was missed."

Sheikh Yawar, you see, believes the occupation has failed and has said so. Bremer "is insisting that they choose instead Adnan al-Pachachi, an 81-year-old former diplomat, who has said he believes American troops need to stay in Iraq until the security situation improves."

In short, Iraq gets to pick it's own leader - as long as it's the one we tell them they can.

The full story here.

Comments

[hitchhiker.livejournal.com]

So is 'unsurprised'

[mcsnee.livejournal.com]

"Sovereign," however, appears to be too strong a word.

[midnightmadness.livejournal.com]

"they choose instead Adnan al-Pachachi, an 81-year-old former diplomat..."

Can you say "puppet"... I knew you could...