This article fucking ROCKS. Naomi Klein in Harpers. Such the dynamic duo...
It tells the story of the restructuring of Iraq as the super exciting escapades of NeoCon utopia building. Exerpt:
But Bremer didn’t give up. International law prohibits occupiers from selling state assets themselves, but it doesn’t say anything about the puppet governments they appoint. Originally, Bremer had pledged to hand over power to a directly elected Iraqi government, but in early November he went to Washington for a private meeting with President Bush and came back with a Plan B. On June 30 the occupation would officially end—but not really. It would be replaced by an appointed government, chosen by Washington. This government would not be bound by the international laws preventing occupiers from selling off state assets, but it would be bound by an “interim constitution,” a document that would protect Bremer’s investment and privatization laws.
Posted by bluprnt at September 30, 2004 08:39 PM