What To Name The New Iraq?

**sharrukin** · 07-28-2005, 21:28

Originally Posted by Steppe Merc

Oh. Um... damn it.

If its a joke it one on me!
I ran into it at the Carnegie Endowment website and from what I have read they got it from an Iraqi paper.

Does anyone know if it actually is a fake?
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http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/BillofRights.pdf

Commentary and Translation by Nathan J. Brown

NOTE:
July 27, 2005
In the past few days, a variety of constitutional drafts have circulated. I have not had time to
translate, much less authenticate the various drafts. Two in particular deserve mention, however.
1. The Iraqi daily Al-Sabah published a complete Arabic text at:
http://www.alsabaah.com/modules.php?...ticle&sid=9064
I believe that this draft is a compilation of the work of the six subcommittees that have been
charged with developing the initial draft for each chapter of the constitution. From public
comments it is clear that such a draft was circulated among committee members on Saturday, June
24. This Al-Sabah draft appears to be the one circulated on that date. It was thus compiled before
the full return of the Sunni representatives to the committee; some Sunni representatives
strenuously objected to the draft on the grounds that it had been composed and compiled without
their participation. And indeed the Al-Sabah draft not only has a very strong religious flavor—as
has been widely reported—but also a specifically Shi`i flavor. The draft indicates those issues where
strong disagreements remain and offers alternative phrasing for some provisions. It also has some
mild internal contradictions, suggesting that it is still incomplete. Since the draft’s compilation, the
Sunnis have returned to the committee and apparently some changes have been made, but I am not
aware of any leaked version of subsequent drafts.