Good News from Iraq

The Opinion Journal, WSJ, has a great round up of the good news in Iraq. Here's the money quote,

Another registered party is the Iraqi Nation Democrat Party. The party is run by Mithal al-Alusi, an Iraqi politician who created a controversy by being the first to visit Israel a few months ago. Says Alusi: "We are keeping Iraqi interests in sight. These interests includes strategic relations with the United States and also ties with Israel. . . . The style of rule of Sadaam Hussein must change in the direction of closeness with Israel. . . . The Iraqis need to deal with various Israeli companies--particularly those of the half million Iraqis in Israel--from the standpoint of supporting peace and Iraq." The report goes on quote Al-Hayat newspaper, which reported "that the Iraqi National Congress party, under the leadership of Ahmed Chalabi, will join Alusi's new party, since he has officially declared the demise of his previous party. He added that a few men of Muqtada al-Sadr, the extremist Shi'ite leader, have joined him as well."

Posted by Ted Belman at December 8, 2004 08:09 AM