Well, one more step closer to the US declaring that it has established a free and self-sustaning model democracy in the Mideast (allowing it to finally withdraw a substantial number of troops and satisfy both the Left and Right). Then a few months down the road, after much useless squabbling in chambers as IEDs go off outside, the factions decide that the political process does not help them realize their dreams of [insert power-grabbing policy here] and they all start killing each other. Only hopeful thing right now is that Iraqis on all sides seem to be rather keen on participating in the process.

This of course leaves all the well-meaning war profiteers like you out in the cold. You poor thing.

You mean, the process of.....killing each other? I was noting earlier the increasingly uncivil tone between the religious Shi'a leaders and the Kurds.

Just thought I would give you a heads up.

FEAS 11th GA was held in Shiraz, Iran
Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges - Secretariat
Posted: Thursday, 22 Sep 2005

At the General Assembly, the three new membership applications of Bahrain Stock Exchange (Kingdom of Bahrain), [B]Iraq Stock Exchange (Iraq)[/B], and Montenegro Stock Exchange (Serbia and Montenegro) were approved, bringing the total number of FEAS members to 31 with 7 Affiliate members.

The 12th General Assembly of FEAS in 2006 will be hosted by Cairo & Alexandria Stock Exchanges (CASE) in Egypt.

http://www.feas.org/News.cfm?ID=414

Funny even "Montenegro" is in on it... Moving right along...

Jerry