Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Likely Iraqi PM shows moderation
Al-Jaafari, the likely PM, wants equal political rights for women, and says that the new constitution should draw on other sources besides Islam for inspiration:
This following statement about Sharia in Iraq by the likely PM seems to sound good as well:
I hope that the moderation that al-Jaafari has shown in this interview rules the day and becomes imbedded in the nascent Iraqi political culture. If it does, democracy will succeed. This is a good first step.
"I am looking for a constitution that would be a clear mirror of the composition of the Iraq people," he said. It should be "based on respecting all Iraqi beliefs and freedoms."Ayatolla Sistani, the spiritual leader of Iraqi Shiites, is also not directly supporting a candidate for PM. The cleric's unwillingness to engage in politics will hopefully set a good precident for separation between the government and Islamic clerics.
This following statement about Sharia in Iraq by the likely PM seems to sound good as well:
The party explicitly urges for the "Islamization" of the Iraqi society and the state, including the implementation of Sharia, or Islamic law.After less than two years since the invasion of Iraq by the United States, things look incomprehensibly better in that country than they did under Saddam.
He dismissed the apparent contradiction, saying only, "theory is different from practice."
I hope that the moderation that al-Jaafari has shown in this interview rules the day and becomes imbedded in the nascent Iraqi political culture. If it does, democracy will succeed. This is a good first step.
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