"We echo
opinions within Iraq stressing the impossibility of holding free and
fair elections while under occupation and being subjected to war
crimes by the US-led forces. However, we support demands for minimal
preconditions:
"(1) setting a strict timetable for speedy withdrawal of all
occupation forces;
"(2) ceasing all attacks, and confining all occupation forces to
barracks until full withdrawal;
"(3) ending martial law and releasing all of the political
prisoners;
"(4) establishing an independent election commission, led by Iraq's
senior serving and retired judges and including all Iraq's political
forces. The commission could be assisted by anti-occupation figures
such as Nelson Mandela and the UN general assembly."
SAMI RAMADANI, HAIFA
ZANGANA,
Professor KAMAL MAJID,
TAHRIR NUMAN
Dr IMAD KHADDURI,
MUNDHER ADHAMI
Dr NADJE AL-ALI, Dr
MOUSA AL-HUSSAINI
Dr USAMA SHABIBI, Dr ALI
ASSAM
YASAR MOHAMMED, SALMAN
HASAN
Dr MAHBOUB AL-CHALABI,
Dr SUBHI TOMA
JAFAR AL-SAMARRAI, Dr
ALI AL-SHAHWANI
ZAID NUMAN, HANI LAZIM
MOHAMMED AREF, FENIK
ADHAM
MAHMOUD AL-BAYATY