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<title>Nouri Maliki: I'm Bringing Baathification Back! (Trees And Things)</title>
<link>http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/5/11/102331/796</link>
<description>To the surprise of some, both the Prime Minister and President of Iraq have &lt;a href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/03/iraq-government-introducing-bill-to.php">proposed &lt;/a> allowing members of Saadam Hussein's former ruling party to resume employment government and economic offices.</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 02:47:48 EST</pubDate>
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<title>3fingerspointback: A truth commission</title>
<link>http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/5/11/102331/796#3</link>
<description>...is what should have been implemented in Iraq as soon as the Coilition had control, and probably could still help now. &#160;Was X a dean who helped the secret police compile lists on suspect students? &#160;Get some witnesses to tell it to the court, an</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 01:32:21 EST</pubDate>
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<title>WMK: Re: Nouri Maliki: I'm Bringing Baathification Back</title>
<link>http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/5/11/102331/796#2</link>
<description>They are so far past getting the 'trains to run on time' that I don't know what they hope to achieve by declaring ex-baath party members eligible for employment.&lt;p>&#10;The time to use skilled administrators and competent personnel from Saddaam's regime was &amp;n</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 11:43:21 EST</pubDate>
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<title>tomc: Denazification</title>
<link>http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/5/11/102331/796#1</link>
<description>'Course there are comparisons to denazification here. &#160;Back then, many Nazis were left in positions of power, only to finally be "outed" in the 60s by radical students.&lt;p>&#10;But when you're trying to win the hearts and minds of a country, you need the t</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 15:40:08 EST</pubDate>
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