Re: [casi] Iraqi Governing Council

["Bert Gedin" <gedinbert@DELETETHIShotmail.com>]

Dear Cathy & List,

The plot thickens - 2 names you give as women seem alright. But your article
puts a third name as a man, whereas the article I found puts him/her as a
woman: Aquila al-Hashimi. Gender-challenged?
A 'Times' press photo, of Monday, shows at least two women. Next to one is
another ?woman.
Can someone please come to the rescue!

Greetings,  Bert G.


>From: Cathy Aitchison <cathy@twiza.demon.co.uk>
>To: AS-ILAS <AS-ILAS@gmx.de>
>CC: casi <casi-discuss@lists.casi.org.uk>
>Subject: Re: [casi] Iraqi Governing Council
>Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 08:38:45 +0100
>
>Thank you for this.
>I heard on the news that 4 women were selected to be on the Governing
>Council - but only 2 are identified below as women:
> >RAJA HABIB AL-KHUZAAI
>and
> >SONDUL CHAPOUK
>
>Can anyone tell me if any of the others are women - or are there in fact
>only 2 women on the Council?
>Thanks
>Cathy
>
>In message <002e01c349cf$06921240$7e2407d5@excalibur>, AS-ILAS <AS-
>ILAS@gmx.de> writes
> >
> >
> >1) Thumbnail sketches of members of Iraq's newly named 25-member
>governing
> >council:
> >
> >2) A text of the authorities of the new Iraqi Governing Council, as
> >described by coalition authorities
> >
> >--------------
> >
> >http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50836-2003Jul13.html?nav=hpto
> >p_ts
> >
> >Members of Iraq's Governing Council
> >
> >
> >The Associated Press
> >Sunday, July 13, 2003; 3:10 PM
> >
> >
> >Thumbnail sketches of members of Iraq's newly named 25-member governing
> >council:
> >
> >AHMAD CHALABI: A Shiite and leader of the London-based anti-Saddam Iraqi
> >National Congress. Chalabi, a 58-year-old former banker who left Iraq as
>a
> >teenager, had been touted in some U.S. government circles as a future
>Iraqi
> >leader — though he denies he has any ambitions to lead the country. He
>also
> >has many critics who are opposed to anyone ruling Iraq after spending so
> >many years abroad. Chalabi was convicted in absentia of fraud in a
>banking
> >scandal in Jordan in 1989 and sentenced to 20 years in prison. His group
>is
> >an umbrella organization for a number of disparate groups, including
>Kurds
> >and Shiites.
> >
> >ABDEL-AZIZ AL-HAKIM: A Shiite and a leader of the Supreme Council for the
> >Islamic Revolution in Iraq. SCIRI, long based in neighboring Iran,
>opposes a
> >U.S. administration in the country but has close ties with the other
> >U.S.-backed groups that opposed Saddam, including the Kurds and Chalabi's
> >INC.
> >
> >JALAL TALABANI: A Sunni Kurd and leader of the Patriotic Union of
>Kurdistan.
> >He and Massoud Barzani of the Kurdistan Democratic Party led the Kurdish
> >zone in northern Iraq that had near-autonomy from Saddam's regime since
>the
> >1991 Gulf War. Born in Kirkuk Province in 1934, Talabani joined the KDP
>at
> >the age of 15 and rose to its politburo in 1953. But he broke with the
>KDP
> >and founded the PUK in 1957.
> >
> >MASSOUD BARZANI: A Sunni Kurd and leader of the Kurdistan Democratic
>Party.
> >Barzani, 56, leads the KDP, founded in 1946 by his father, the legendary
> >mountain warrior Mustafa Barzani. He was a teenager when he became an
>aide
> >to his father, then became KDP president when his father died in 1979. In
> >1983, three of his brothers disappeared in what Kurds call an Iraqi
>massacre
> >of the Barzani clan when 8,000 people were rounded up by the Baghdad
>regime.
> >
> >IBRAHIM AL-JAAFARI: A Shiite and the main spokesman for the Islamic Dawa
> >Party. The party, once based in Iran, launched a bloody campaign against
> >Saddam's regime in the late 1970's, but it was crushed in 1982. The group
> >said it lost 77,000 members in its war against Saddam. Born in Karbala,
> >al-Jaafari was educated at Mosul University as a medical doctor.
> >
> >NASEER KAMEL AL-CHADERCHI: A Sunni and leader of the National Democratic
> >Party. He lives in Baghdad and works as a lawyer, businessman and
>farmowner.
> >He is the son of Kamel al-Chaderchi, who played a leading role in Iraq's
> >democratic development until 1968, when the Baath Party seized power.
> >
> >IYAD ALLAWI: A Shiite and secretary-general of the Iraq National Accord.
>He
> >is a medical doctor and began opposition to the Iraqi regime in the early
> >1970's. He was at the forefront of efforts to organize opposition both
> >within Iraq and abroad.
> >
> >ADNAN PACHACHI: A Sunni who served as foreign minister in the government
> >deposed by Saddam's Baath party in 1968. The respected, 80-year-old
> >politician founded the Independent Democratic Movement in February to
> >provide a platform for Iraqis who back a secular, democratic government.
>He
> >returned to Iraq in May after 32 years in exile.
> >
> >AHMAD SHYA'A AL-BARAK: A Shiite and general coordinator for the Human
>Rights
> >Association of Babel. He also is coordinator for the Iraqi Bar
>Association.
> >He has worked with U.N. programs in Iraq since 1991 in the Foreign
>Ministry.
> >
> >AQILA AL-HASHIMI: A Shiite and diplomat, he led the Iraqi delegation to
>the
> >New York donor's conference for Iraq. He holds a doctorate in modern
> >literature and bachelor's degree in Law.
> >
> >RAJA HABIB AL-KHUZAAI: A Shiite woman who heads the maternity hospital in
> >the southern city of Diwaniyah. She studied and lived in Britain from the
> >late 1960s until 1977, when she returned to Iraq.
> >
> >HAMID MAJID MOUSSA: A Shiite and secretary of the Iraqi Communist Party
> >since 1993. He is an economist and petroleum researcher. He left Iraq in
> >1978 and returned in 1983 to continue his political activities against
>the
> >Saddam regime.
> >
> >MOHAMMED BAHR AL-ULOUM: A highly respected Shiite cleric who returned
>from
> >London where he headed the Ahl al-Bayt charitable center. He was elected
>as
> >the Shiite member of a leadership triumvirate by the Iraqi opposition
>after
> >the 1991 Gulf War.
> >
> >GHAZI MASHAL AJIL AL-YAWER: A Sunni who was born in the northern city of
> >Mosul. He is a civil engineer and recently vice president of Hicap
> >Technology Co. in Saudi Arabia.
> >
> >MOHSEN ABDEL-HAMID: A Sunni and secretary-general of the Iraqi Islamic
> >Party. He was born in the northern city of Kirkuk and is author of more
>than
> >30 books on interpretation of the Quran. He was detained in 1996 on
>charge
> >of reorganizing the IIP.
> >
> >SAMIR SHAKIR MAHMOUD: A Sunni and member of al-Sumaidy clan. A writer
>from
> >the western city of Haditha, he was a prominent figure in the opposition
>to
> >Saddam's regime.
> >
> >MAHMOUD OTHMAN: A Sunni Kurd who is politically independent but a
>longtime
> >leader of the Kurdish National Struggle.
> >
> >SALAHEDDINE MUHAMMAD BAHAAEDDINE: A Sunni Kurd who was first elected
> >secretary-general of the Kurdistan Islamic Union in the first conference
>of
> >the party in 1994. He was born in the Kurdish village of Halabja and has
> >written several books in Kurdish and Arabic.
> >
> >YOUNADEM KANA: An Assyrian Christian, secretary-general of the Democratic
> >Assyrian Movement and active member of the Assyrian-Chaldian Christian
> >community. He was a former minister of public works and housing and a
>former
> >minister of industry and energy in Iraqi Kurdistan. He began activism
> >against Saddam in 1979.
> >
> >MOUWAFAK AL-RABII: A Shiite and longtime human rights activists. A member
>of
> >the British Royal Doctors' College, he practices internal medicine and
> >neurology.
> >
> >DARA NOOR ALZIN: A Sunni Kurd who served as a judge on the Court of
>Appeal.
> >He ruled that of Saddam's edicts — confiscating land without proper
> >compensation — was unconstitutional. He was sentenced to two years in
> >prison, eight of them served at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison west of
> >Baghdad before being released in a general amnesty in October.
> >
> >SONDUL CHAPOUK: A Turkoman and a woman from the northern city of Kirkuk.
>She
> >was trained as an engineer and teacher. She serves as leader of the Iraqi
> >Women's Organization.
> >
> >WAEL ABDUL-LATIF: A Shiite lawyer and judge, named governor of the
>southern
> >city of Basra on July 4 by local authorities.
> >
> >ABDUL-KARIM MAHMOUD AL-MOHAMMEDAWI: A Shiite, dubbed "Prince of the
>Marshes"
> >for leading the resistance movement against Saddam in the southern march
> >region of Iraq for 17 years. He was imprisoned for six years and leads
>the
> >Iraqi political group Hezbollah in the southern city of Amarah.
> >
> >ABDEL-ZAHRAA OTHMAN: A Shiite and the leader of the Islamic Dawa Movement
>in
> >Basra. He is a writer, philosopher and political activist, who served as
> >editor of several newspapers and magazines.
> >
> >
> >-------------
> >2)
> >
> >http://cbsnewyork.com/international/Iraq-Council-Text-ai/resources_news_html
> >
> >A text of the authorities of the new Iraqi Governing Council, as
>described
> >by coalition authorities
> >
> >Monday July 14, 2003
> >
> >BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) A text of the authorities and responsibilities of the
> >Iraqi Governing Council that held its inaugural meeting Sunday, according
>to
> >a document released by the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority:
> >
> >
> >The Governing Council is the principal body of the interim administration
>of
> >Iraq called for in U.N. Security Council Resolution 1483. It will
>exercise
> >specific powers in addition to representing the interests of the Iraqi
> >people to the Coalition Provisional Authority and the international
> >community.
> >
> >
> >Ministerial authorities: The Governing Council shall name an interim
> >minister for each ministry. Each minister will be responsible to the
> >Governing Council, reporting back to it regularly. The Governing Council
> >shall have the authority to dismiss ministers should they lose the
>Council's
> >confidence.
> >
> >
> >Policy authorities: The coalition will be required to consult with the
> >Governing Council on all major decisions and questions of policy. The
> >Governing Council shall have the right to set policies and take decisions
>in
> >cooperation with the coalition in any area of national policy, including
> >financial and economic reform, education, electoral law, health.
> >
> >
> >The Governing Council shall decide how it wishes to organize itself for
>the
> >purpose of preparing new policies. It may choose to form specialist
> >commissions to generate proposals. It could also include experts from the
> >United Nations, the coalition or other bodies on such commissions.
> >
> >
> >Foreign Affairs: In addition to naming Iraq's interim minister of foreign
> >affairs and overseeing his or her work, the Governing Council will
>arrange
> >for international representation during the interim period. Together with
> >the coalition the Council shall name Iraqi nationals to serve as
> >representatives to international organizations and conferences. The
>Council
> >will also have the authority to appoint heads of Iraq's bilateral
>missions
> >abroad and to receive representatives from other countries.
> >
> >
> >Finance: The Governing Council will name an interim finance minister and
> >oversee his or her activities. The Council, with the coalition and with
>the
> >involvement of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and the United
> >Nations Development Program, will play a full part in drawing up the 2004
> >national budget. The 2004 budget will be subject to Council approval. The
> >Council will have the right to consider substantial amendments to the
>2003
> >emergency budget. It will also have the right to develop policies
>regarding
> >monetary and fiscal matters.
> >
> >
> >Security: The Governing Council shall have the right to prepare policies
>on
> >matters concerning Iraq's national security, including the rebuilding and
> >reform of Iraq's armed forces, police and justice sector. The Governing
> >Council will be responsible for ensuring that Iraq's police and military
>are
> >de-politicized and that the principle of civilian oversight and
>supervision
> >of the military is established.
> >
> >Operational security matters will remain the responsibility of the
>coalition
> >during the period of transition.
> >
> >
> >Consitutional Process: The Governing Council shall consider appointing a
> >Preparatory Constitutional Commission to recommend a process by which a
>new
> >constitution for Iraq will be prepared and approved. The Commission would
> >report to the Council. The recommended procedure should lead to a new
> >constitution based on the principles adopted at the Salahuddin and
>Nasariyah
> >conferences.
> >
> >Once adopted, the constitution would pave the way for national elections
> >leading to a new, fully sovereign Iraqi government which will immediately
> >take over the powers and responsibilities of the coalition.
> >
> >
> >(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
> >
> >
> >
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