Hopeful news in Iraq.
Nov. 3rd, 2005 02:23 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chaotic_nippleCourtesy of The Onion
"Iraqi Constitution Ratified, Burned
November 2, 2005 | Issue 41•44
BAGHDAD—The people of Iraq celebrated the passage of their new constitution Monday, in a formal ceremony that included a stirring speech by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, a series of explosions that left 77 dead, and a traditional dance performed by Iraqi schoolchildren.
Iraqi leaders pose with the constitution after its historic signing.
After many weeks of squabbling and protracted negotiations between Kurds, Sunnis, and Shiites, the historic document was declared the law of the land and destroyed late Monday afternoon, in what Talabani characterized as "a vital step toward restoring law and order in this war-torn nation."
Satire, alas. If _only_ the real situation were this optimistic. :-P
"Iraqi Constitution Ratified, Burned
November 2, 2005 | Issue 41•44
BAGHDAD—The people of Iraq celebrated the passage of their new constitution Monday, in a formal ceremony that included a stirring speech by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, a series of explosions that left 77 dead, and a traditional dance performed by Iraqi schoolchildren.
Iraqi leaders pose with the constitution after its historic signing.
After many weeks of squabbling and protracted negotiations between Kurds, Sunnis, and Shiites, the historic document was declared the law of the land and destroyed late Monday afternoon, in what Talabani characterized as "a vital step toward restoring law and order in this war-torn nation."
Satire, alas. If _only_ the real situation were this optimistic. :-P