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government and in order for Iraq to

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become a beacon of democracy in the

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Middle East , the subject of rule of

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law must be established during day one

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of the rule of law conference U . S .

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Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker spoke

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of its importance . I would stress how

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important fights you're in is to the

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future of this country . A lot

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of things hanging balance right now .

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And I think rule of law may be one of

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the most important because again ,

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going back to what I saw here in 78 to

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80 and 98 . Uh if you want a

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single sharply etched

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definition between what

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Saddam's Iraq was and what the new Iraq

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should be , it's what you are engaged

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in trying to establish a

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consistent principled ,

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detailed monitored rule of

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law for this entire country .

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Ambassador Crocker outlined three

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concerns which he believes will lead to

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success and it applies to detainees .

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They must have proper registration ,

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they must have a right to expect

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hearings and standards must be set in

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detainee rights . This is the challenge

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that this conference will face . Now ,

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these mines must rise to that challenge

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Chris Robinson Baghdad