Archives for June 2004

New Iraqi Government Announced How weak the Americans have become in Iraq became clear in Iraq on Tuesday when their choice for the ceremonial post of president of the transitional government had to withdraw in favor of Ghazi al-Yawar, the choice of the Interim Governing Council. Special UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi announced Pachachi as president […]

Ghazi al-Yawar on Iraqi Politics Here are some documents on the new Iraqi president. Some flavor of the new president can be gathered from this recent FNS interview. —- Federal News Service May 27, 2004 Thursday LENGTH: 489 words HEADLINE: INTERVIEW WITH GHAZI AL YAWAR, CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE IRAQI GOVERNING COUNCIL, DISCUSSING THE EVENTS […]

Maneuvering over Transitional Government Continues Al-Hayat reports that Paul Bremer has put enormous pressure on the Interim Governing Council not to vote on its candidate for president, which might have had the effect of ensconcing the candidate. It is thought that 22 of the 25 IGC members favor Ghazi al-Yawer, a civil engineer and prominent […]