Al Jazera puts positive spin on unanimous vote for UN Iraq resolution

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  • Elsewhere
    Elsewhere

    One of the ways Al Jazeera creates problems is it will report news in a very skewed manner... basically telling the Arab world how to think about certain things. This time around it gave a more neutral report on the UN Iraq resolution. This could be very good for helping to stabilize Iraq.

    http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/5B6F8D34-6397-4485-B033-FF7B5E440692.htm

    UN council okays Iraq resolution unanimously by
    Tuesday 08 June 2004 9:24 PM GMT

    Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoghyar Zebari and UN boss Kofi Annan

    The UN Security Council has voted unanimously for a US-British resolution that formally ends the occupation of Iraq on June 30 and authorizes a US-led force to keep the peace.

    "It means full sovereignty for Iraq. It means a new age in hopefully very pleasant Iraqi history," said Iraq's new interim president, Ghazi al-Yawar, who is visiting Washington.

    The vote on Tuesday by the 15-nation council endorsed a "sovereign" interim Iraqi government and said the country's new leaders had the right to order the international troops to leave at any time.

    The resolution makes clear the mandate of the multinational force commanded by the Americans would expire, in any case, by the end of January 2006.

    "The significance of this resolution ... is to take away the concept of occupation, which I would say was the main reason for many of the difficulties that we have been going through since liberation," Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoghyar Zebari said in New York.

    The resolution attempts to pave the way for democracy by giving a timetable for elections - not later than 31 January 2005.

    It puts Iraq in charge of its oil proceeds and calls for the United Nations to help with elections, a constitution and many other tasks.

    Contentious issue

    Control of the 160,000 US-led troops was the most contentious issue in the resolution, which authorizes a multinational force under American command to "use all necessary measures" to prevent violence.

    The United States pledged "partnership" and coordination with Iraq's leaders but did not agree to give Baghdad a virtual veto over major military offensives as France, Germany, Algeria and others had wanted.

    However, the resolution gives the Iraqi interim government the right to order US troops to leave at any time and makes clear the mandate of the international force would expire by the end of January 2006.

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  • talesin
    talesin
    One of the ways Al Jazeera creates problems is it will report news in a very skewed manner... basically telling the Arab world how to think about certain things.

    Yes, and our (western) media does exactly the same thing.

    Remember, believe none of what you are told, and only half of what you see.

    Eh, only my way of looking at things, I don't expect you to embrace it!

    tal

  • Richie
    Richie

    A commentary by John Hawkins of RWN-News, whose sentiments I fully endorse:
    The UN, Oil, & Iraq's March Towards Freedom

    What a wonderful day yesterday must have been for our friends in the anti-war movement!

    First off, their beloved UN has now endorsed our efforts in Iraq 15-0! Huzzah for us! How did we ever get along with moral authority that has now been given to us by the backing of UN Security members like China, France, Russia, Germany, Chile, Benin, Angola, & Algeria?

    But hey, they wanted UN approval, they wanted backing from the "international community," well now they have it. Yip skiddelly do-dah!

    There was also another development that should ease the minds of anti-war simpletons whose had trouble coming up with a reason to oppose the war that didn't fit on a handy-dandy bumper sticker...

    "Iraqi officials declared Tuesday that the interim government has assumed full control of the country's oil industry ahead of the June 30 handover of sovereignty from the U.S.-led occupation administration.

    "Today the most important natural resource has been returned to Iraqis to serve all Iraqis," Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said. "I'm pleased to announce that full sovereignty and full control on oil industry has been handed over to the oil ministry today and to the new Iraqi government as of today."

    Where are your "No blood for oil!" signs now chumps?

    I wrote not one, but two columns in the build-up to the war explaining why it wasn't about oil. But, it didn't do any good because people who form their opinions based on little more than emotion and feelings are almost impervious to logic.

    Heck, who knows? Maybe this won't faze them either. They'll probably still be shouting "blood for oil" & "it's another Vietnam" right up until the day the Iraqis have their elections and our forces have left the country. Then, it'll be, "There's no reason to give you Republicans credit for getting rid of Saddam and helping Iraq become a Democracy. We knew it would succeed all along. Everybody did!".

    Feel free to jump on the bandwagon now fellas. Go ahead and admit that we were right to get rid of Saddam and that we are going to succeed in helping them towards Democracy. It'll just save you time down the road...

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