Stay out of our polls, Iraq warns Iran as vote concerns mount

[maddezmom]

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq (news - web sites)'s interim president accused Iran of meddling in the Iraqi election process, adding to mounting concerns about the viability of landmark vote scheduled for January 30.


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Ghazi al-Yawar said Iran was coaching candidates sympathetic to Tehran and pouring "huge amounts of money" into the Iraqi election campaign in the hope of producing a loyal Shiite-dominated government in Baghdad.


The comments by the president highlighted a new cause of concern one day after Russian President Vladimir Putin (news - web sites) bluntly remarked he could not imagine how elections could go ahead in Iraq under the "total occupation" of foreign troops.


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The comments by Yawar, made in an interview to the Washington Post and echoed by Jordan's King Abdullah II, further underlined concerns that Iran's alleged role in the vote could widen the Sunni-Shiite split even more.



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[bowens43]

1. But he's not concerned about US meddling?

[Kinkistyle]

2. Appropriate header: "Iraq Puppet Govt. warns Iran as vote concerns mount"

Like the installed president and prime minister really represent "Iraq" :eyes:

[Gman]

3. This could be about the US

" "Unfortunately, time is proving, and the situation is proving, beyond any doubt that (the US) has very obvious interference in our business -- a lot of money, a lot of intelligence activities and almost interfering daily."

Jeez... we're occupying this country and their going to have "free" elections??? This is absolutely bizarre!

[LynnTheDem]

4. So this is how bushCartel & Puppet plan to overthrow the election results

The Shia are aligned with Iran and bushCartel don't want the Shia to win office in Iraq. Which, of course, is why the first bushCartel helped Hussein's government put down the 1991 Shia uprisings and continued to prop up Hussein as Iraq's president.

And now the Shia, in any stretch-of-the-imagination-fair elections will sweep to power in Iraq. NOT what bushCartel had in mind -even though most the world had warned bush this would be the result. Yes, bush really IS as stupid as he appears.

So now when former CIA-hired terrorist Allawi loses the elections, bushCartel & Puppet will simply call the results fraudulant from Iran's "interferance" and re-install Allawi-puppet.

And they're already paving the propaganda path.