In the sheiks' hands
Paul McGeough, Sydney Morning Herald, Nov 9, 2003
The tribal leaders of Iraq are pivotal in ending
the violence against US forces and securing the nation's peace.
But the Americans do not understand their power.
"Tribalism is in our culture; even the urban populations
adhere to its customs - hospitality and generosity, honour and honesty."
- Sharif Ali Bin-al-Husayn
King and Country: The Hashemite solution for Iraq
Bernard Lewis and R. James Woolsey
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Page 10/29/2003
The king should be a Hashemite prince with political
experience and no political obligations or commitments. In view
of the nation's Shiite majority, the prime minister should be a
modern Shiite with a record of opposition to tyranny and oppression.
Such leaders would be well-suited to begin the process that would
in time lead to genuinely free and fair elections, sound amendments
to the 1925 Iraqi Constitution, and the election of a truly representative
governing body.
A Time for Kings?
David Pryce-Jones
National Review, September 2, 2002
Restoration of a Hashemite to the throne of Iraq
has its logic at a time when rulers and boundaries are in question.
Al-Sharif
Ali meets with Syrian Foreign Minister
ArabicNews.com
10/28/2003
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Constitutional
Engineering and American Foreign Policy: The Future of Iraq
Don Rich and Scott Fitzgerald
The Council of Emerging National Security Affairs
CENSA., May 2, 2003
An Iraq that is a constitutional monarchy with a
presidential-parliamentary type of political regime and a legislature
that is selected on the basis outlined offers the best hope for
a stable democratic Iraq post-war.
Restoring Constitutional Monarchy In Iraq
Najdat Fathi Safwat
Al-Hayat, June 17, 2003
Events in Iraq following the ouster of the monarchy
have demonstrated that the constitutional monarchy was the best
alternative and that the choice of the Hashemite king was the wise
decision to make.
COLUMN: Maybe Iraq Needs a King Again for Unity
James Pinkerton
Newsday, June 23, 2003
Iraq needs unity, he answers. "Every political party,
each against the other, is not good," .
Iraq
needs a constitutional monarchy
Gailan M. Ramiz
The International Herald Tribune, May 7, 2003
The restoration of the monarchy is neither a moral
choice nor a philosophical question but a political necessity, based
on pragmatic realities of the situation in Iraq.
Al-Sharif
Ali: Iraqi resistance prolongs occupation
ArabicNews.com
10/23/2003
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| Sharif Ali bin
AlHussein places a wreath at the tomb of King Faisal I(AP) |
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Iraqi factions,
U.S. square off in search for new head of state (AP)
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 This
is the first time I've been back since I was two (Telegraph
Group Limited) |
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Hashemite back in
Iraq after 45 years (Reuters) |
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Dr. Adnan Pachachi
and Sharif Ali bin AlHussein greet each other in Baghdad.
By Michael
Madrid, USA TODAY |
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| BBC News Online profiles
Sharif Ali bin al-Hussein, the man who could be an Iraqi king.
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Opposition says Saddam 'very weak'
CNN August 11, 2002
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Iraq's military -- including the elite Republican
Guard -- is "ready to rise up" against Saddam Hussein, an Iraqi
opposition leader told reporters Saturday after speaking with top
U.S. officials. |
Iraqi Opposition Gets U.S. Pledge to Oust Hussein for a Democracy
New York Times August 11, 2002
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 Vice President Dick Cheney told Iraqi opposition
leaders today that the Bush administration was determined to oust
Saddam Hussein from power and replace him with a democratic government,
Iraqi resistance leaders said today. |
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BBC NEWS | UK | Iraqi 'king' urges Saddam's overthrow August
11, 2002 |
| National Public Radio(NPR) Interview with Sharif Ali August
10, 2002 |
| If Iraq Ever Needs a King, Here's a Dapper Hopeful New York
Times April 2, 2001 |
Stronghold Can Backfire: Iraqi Tribes Are Key Source of Loyalty,
Rebellion May 23, 2000
Wall Street Journal, By Stephen J Glain |
U.S. Gives Its Backing, and Cash, to Anti-Hussein Groups Tuesday,
2-November-1999
New York Times, By Christopher S. Wren |
Exiled Iraq Opposition Elects Leaders Monday, 1-November-1999
Reuters, By Grant McCool |
U.S. Will Aid Iraqi Opposition Tuesday, 25-May-1999
By HARRY DUNPHY, Associated Press Writer |
US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright meets with Iraqi opposition
leaders.
Monday, 24-May-1999 Story from AFP (via ClariNet) |
| Looking Past Hussein, U.S. Is Peering at a Pretender By BARBARA
CROSSETTE |
Iraqi Forum
for Democracy (IFD):
Report on
the visit of Sharif Ali to the US in December of 1998. |
Radio Free Iraq, Friday 25 December
1998 (17:00 CET)
Interview with Sharif Ali (set counter at 33:16.0); Listeners
need the free
RealAudioPlayer
to hear the program. |
In exile with Iraq’s would-be king
By Keith Miller NBC NEWS December 5, 1998
Sharif Ali Bin Hussein waits to take reigns
from Saddam. |
Saddam’s rivals bide their time
By Amy Roth Turnley MSNBC December 5, 1998
With funds now available, exile opposition
groups think their time has come. |
| Iraqi opposition groups vow to topple HusseinCNN November
23, 1998 |
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