Iraq's Upcoming Election Is In Disarray

Iraqi Sunni leader Saleh al-Mutlaq, head of the Iraqi National Dialogue Front, speaks to Reuters during an interview in Baghdad January 6, 2010. Al-Mutlaq, the leader of the second largest Sunni party in Iraq, was among hundreds of politicians banned from elections. Mohammed Ameen/REUTERS

Iraq Elections In Disarray After Court Ruling -- BBC

Preparations for elections in Iraq next month have been thrown into disarray by a row over a court ruling allowing hundreds of candidates to stand.

The candidates were banned because they are affiliated with Saddam Hussein's Baath party which ruled the country before the invasion in 2003.

The Iraqi government has condemned the court's decision and is due to hold an emergency debate on Sunday.

Campaigning is due to start on the same day for the 7 March poll.

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More News On The Upcoming Iraqi Elections

Iraqi Government Calls Election Ban Removal 'Illegal' -- Voice of America
Iraqi officials hold emergency talks on election ruling -- Washington Post
Iraqi Appeals Court Opens Way for Elections -- Wall Street Journal
Ban on Hundreds of Iraqi Candidates Overturned -- New York Times
In Iraq, banned Sunni candidates back in the race -- Christian Science Monitor
Banned Iraq candidates can run in election -- L.A. Times
How We Averted Potential Disaster in Iraq This Week -- Max Fischer, The Atlantic

My Comment: This train wreck is still continuing as this post is being written. Max Fischer from the Atlantic says that we have averted a potential disaster .... I say the disaster has only been postponed. Iraq's weakness has always been its political system .... and we now see this weakness on full display.