Daily Beast Elects Allawi, Iraqis Have Other Plans………….
“Iraq’s Next First daughter. Twenty-one year-old Sara Allawi has found herself in the thick of Iraqi politics, amidst swirling allegations of voter fraud, candidate bans, and simmering sectarian tensions. The oldest daughter of former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi—the popular, secular, leader who is running to reclaim his old job—arrived in Baghdad two months ago to work on her father’s campaign. Born and raised in London, the attractive, charming, and surprisingly tough talking young woman has become an integral part of her dad’s operation. She’s earned a seat in his inner circle, accompanying him on his whirlwind tour of the region (Syria, Jordan, Kuwait, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Turkey,) and works daily to manage media appearances and messaging.
The Daily Beast: First, politics. The results are coming in. Where does your father’s party stand?
Sara Allawi: Right now we’re waiting for the real results. We have inside sources claiming that we are ahead. But we believe there’s been meddling with the actual results themselves. That’s why there’s been a delay with the announcing of the results. Even the European Parliament has expressed concern that this delay is an attempt to meddle with results. The government will be releasing results in favor of State of Law………..
Arabia Deserta;:Forget about it, he ain't gonna win. He'll be lucky if he is not third.........”
Pssst: I got some news for the Daily Beast. She ain’t gonna be first daughter, because Allawi can’t win. If Mr. Hastings bothered to read up on Iraqi politics he would reach the same conclusion. His alliance only has the support of some less than 20% of the electorate, even though the Western and Arab media are trying to build him up. He ain’t no Mousavi. Some other schmuck will be the prime minister.
Latest results from Baghdad Province indicate Allawi’s alliance is third, after al-Maliki (Stae of Law) and Iraqi National Coalition (ISCI, etc).
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