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.
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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