IRAQ: DEMOCRACY?

Taipie Times: Protests derail local government in Basra

BEST LAID PLANS: Occupation forces tried to put in place a ruling council that would be a model for the new Iraq, but it didn't take long for things to go awry
British occupation forces here tried to put a new local governing council in place on Sunday, but residents who were angry that it was handpicked by the British poured into Basra's streets by the thousands in protest