First Things First in Iraq

I just learned that those laboring on the construction of an Iraqi legal code have started with copyright protection rather than a constitution. That is amazing.

Why would copyright be first? To protect all the stuff we plan to sell the Iraqis. We wouldn't want them dupping copies of material owned by Time Warner, RCA, Capital Records, etc. and selling them to a bunch of nomads looking for a deal. That's more important than dealing with assisting the Iraqis in figuring out how to prevent a civil war after June 30. American $ interests are at stake for Pete's sake.

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