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Originally Posted by molloby
I love the way he talks about hired killers and then in the next paragraph refers glowingly to Allawi; A man who was a hit man for Saddam Hussein. Don't tell me that the installation of Allawi has any real legitimacy, or that he is any better than the Governors of British colonial past.
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Again, I re-read the article and didn't see a "glowing" recommendation, but an acknowledgment that Allawi is a reformer and a better man for the job than many.
He certainly has an interesting past and there are accusations that he worked for the Iraqi secret police in England, but considering that Saddam tried to have him murdered indicates that they weren't buddies.
Also, since when has an installed "colonial governor" criticized the installers? Allawi certainly has had harsh words for us. But then again, the whole imperal/colonism idea is absurd when you look at then and now and compare the facts.