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06/01/2004 Archived Entry: "Al-Yawer Named Iraq's New President"

Posted by steve @ 04:32 AM EST [Link]

IRAQ HAS NEW PRESIDENT: The Iraqi Governing Council today chose Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer as Iraq's new president. Nope, I don't know a damned thing about him outside of the fact he's a Sunni Muslim and a civil engineer. He does seem to be respected by both Sunnis and Shias so perhaps he's the best man possible for the gig.

Read on.