The United States, the United Kingdom and others made Iraq the story of 2002-03. It is now up to the Iraqi people themselves to define the big story of 2004. More specifically, the interim Iraqi Governing Council (GC) that was appointed by the US-dominated Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) should start the new year by asserting its determination to genuinely represent the sovereign interest and rights of Iraqis, and to reclaim ownership of Iraq from the CPA.
The men and women who form the Governing Council and broadly represent the Iraqi citizenry should decisively emerge from the shadow of the US and the CPA.
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