US forms puppet state in Iraq
An election designed and controlled by the US was held in Iraq on January 30, with the sinister objective of creating the illusion of democracy and establishing a government that would be the US� instrument in Iraq and the Middle East.
Two hundred seventy-five representatives were chosen in this election for the transitional National Assembly that would frame the new constitution of Iraq. Because US power persists through the presence of about 150,000 armed troops, any measure undertaken by this National Assembly will certainly favor the US� economic, political and military interests in Iraq and the Middle East. The National Assembly is expected to affirm US control over Iraqi oil and allow the US military�s permanent basing.
The draft constitution is scheduled for release in August and will be voted upon by the Iraqi people in a referendum in October. Once approved, a new government will be elected in December.
The elections were designed by the US to create the illusion of democracy, stability and peace in Iraq, and sovereignty by the Iraqi people. The US would like to make it appear that the transitional government in Iraq has the mandate of the Iraqi people even if, in reality, the elections were conducted while US colonial power held sway in and those who expressed their desire to be free of US control were hounded and killed.
Amid all the hype about democracy and sovereignty for the Iraqi people, Bush has shamelessly declared that American troops will remain and that the US government will continue to intervene in Iraq. Bush also announced his administration�s plans to add $80 billion to funding the war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Iraqi people have no need for a bogus election but for American troops to be driven out of their country and for the arrogant and plunderous US occupation and control of Iraq to end.
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