Coomentary on Interim Iraq Constitution

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March 22, 2004
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Introducing two new commentaries from Foreign Policy In Focus

The Iraqi Constitution
By Phyllis Bennis

The signing of the interim Iraqi "constitution" by the Governing Council
represents
a significant step in U.S. efforts to legitimize its invasion and
occupation
of Iraq. By achieving the codification in a U.S.-supervised process of an
ostensibly
"Iraqi" legal document, the U.S. as occupying power is hoping that its
planned
June 30th "transfer of power" will be accepted globally as the "restoration
of sovereignty to Iraq." In fact, that "transfer of power" will not end the
U.S. occupation, will not lead to the withdrawal of U.S. troops, and will
not
result in any real sovereignty for Iraq.

Phyllis Bennis <pbennis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> is a Fellow at the Institute for
Policy
Studies (www.ips-dc.org) and is a contributor to Foreign Policy in Focus
(online
at www.fpif.org).

See complete new FPIF commentary online at:
http://www.fpif.org/cgaa/talkingpoints/0403iraq-const.html

With printer friendly PDF version at:
http://www.fpif.org/pdf/gac/TP0403iraq-const