Right-Wing Operatives Plot To Overthrow Maliki-Replace Him With Compliant "Saddam Lite"

[kpete]

Despite Bush’s assurance that it’s “up to the Iraqis to make that decision, not American politicians,” it appears conservative operatives are plotting to override the will of Iraqis and institute their own.

Right-Wing Operatives Plot To Overthrow Maliki, Replace Him With Reliable Collaborator Allawi

The powerful Republican lobbying group of Barbour Griffith & Rogers is plotting an effort to displace
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and supplant him with former interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi. IraqSlogger reported:

BGR’s work for Allawi includes the August 17 purchase of the Web site domain Allawi-for-Iraq.com.

In recent days, BGR sent hundreds of e-mail messages in Allawi’s name from the e-mail address [e-mail].

http://www.iraqslogger.com/index.php/post/4040/subscriptions/subscriptions/splash.html

BGR’s staff is stacked with conservative operatives with extremely close ties to the White House. Its president is Bush’s former envoy to Iraq, Ambassador Robert Blackwill. Philip Zelikow, a former Counselor to Condoleezza Rice, serves as a senior adviser to the firm. Lanny Griffith, chief executive officer, is a Bush Ranger having raised at least $200,000 for Bush in the 2004 presidential election. And Ed Rogers, chairman and founder of the firm, has been a reliable political ally for the Bush White House.

---The right-wing has long had a fascination with Allawi, largely because he has proved to be compliant with the Bush administration’s agenda.

--Allawi has been described as “Saddam lite.”

more at:
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/

[Larkspur]

1. I'm sure Allawi would bless Cheney's blessing of Iran

Attacking Iran is all that matters to Cheney and Bush.

[Rue]

2. Talk about going full circle . . .

If this happens, I wonder how long before we have to unseat Allawi?

[KansDem]

3. Did we expect any different?

Right wingers steal elections in this country. Why would we expect them to uphold true democratic principles in Iraq?


Yeah, you got to vote. But you didn't do it right so we're going to have to do it again!

[AzDar]

4. Bless you, kpete...you are always keeping us well-informed.

As for the desperate ploy to stem the tidal-wave of blood in Iraq by installing a Saddam-wannabe, all those who saw this coming 3 years ago... raise your hands.
"Ooooh,oooh, Mr. Kotter"...

[kenny blankenship]

5. Say Hello to Mr. Diem when you see him.

[BOSSHOG]

6. They have or 2000 election as a model

Conservative operatives (extremists) plotting to override the will of the people.

[flyarm]

7. Philip Zelikow who was the gatekeeper to classified info at the w.h. and part of 9/11 commission!

the very guy the 9/11 families said had a conflict of interest and they wanted him off the 9/11 commission..

this is just bullshit..when do our dem congress people start impeachment ?? this is just total bullshit!

purple fingers anyone????????/

when the iraqi's stand up we will...oh never mind!!

fly

[Supersedeas]

11. also worked on Condi's memoires??

[Dhalgren]

8. Juan Cole has a section on this development at his blog.

www.juancole.com


<snip>

"The plan includes a two-year period during which political parties would not be permitted to be part of the government, but instead would prepare and strengthen the parties for an election which would not have lists, but real people running for real seats. The two year period would be designed to take control of security and restore infrastructure.

<snip>

. . .it is another , but one which many many Iraqis will support, since they are sick of their country being pulled apart by the "imports" - Maliki, Allawi, Jaafari et al. The military group is composed of internals, people who have the goal of securing the country even at the risk of no democracy, so they say. "

Well if they are "sick" of Allawi, they may not be allowed to show it, eh?

What will be the excuse for staying in Iraq once we install our own dictator? If the point of us owning a dictator in Iraq is that he will use his armies to crush his own people, what would our army has to do? You don't really need two armies to crush a people, do you?

[JHB]

9. That's been the plan all along

When PNAC first dreamed up this mess, they tried to position Chalabi to be "our SOB".

Hell, back in '91 when Poppy called for Saddam's overthrow, he was fishing for a military coup from a "Saddam Lite" who'd be the same thing, but without Saddam's bad press. Nobody in the Iraqi Army was in a position to stick their necks that far into the chopping block, but the Shiites in the south made the mistake of taking Bush at his word. And were allowed to be cut to ribbons for doing so.

[Purveyor]

10. Friday: Allawi's Bloc Quits Maliki Government - K&R

http://66.111.34.180/look/english/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrArticle=53397&NrIssue=2&NrSection=1