Well, thats just great.

Enigma · 02-06-07, 12:49 AM

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A man sentenced to death in Kuwait for the 1983 bombings of the U.S. and French embassies now sits in Iraq's parliament as a member of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's ruling coalition, according to U.S. military intelligence.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/...ker/index.html

flintlock · 02-06-07, 11:16 AM

Guess they consider serving as member of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's coalition, a death sentence.

Konovalov · 02-06-07, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by flintlock

Guess the they consider serving as member of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's coalition, a death sentence.

Which is about as bad as it was for members of Saddam's defence council during his trial. I suspect many didn't want the job be it on moral grounds or just to increase their chances of surviving living in messoptamia.

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Enigma The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: At comms depth, obviously. Posts: 1,476 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Well, thats just great. BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A man sentenced to death in Kuwait for the 1983 bombings of the U.S. and French embassies now sits in Iraq's parliament as a member of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's ruling coalition, according to U.S. military intelligence. http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/...ker/index.html __________________ "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." -Mark Twain

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flintlock Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,177 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Guess they consider serving as member of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's coalition, a death sentence. Last edited by flintlock; 02-06-07 at 01:45 PM.