Please read the following piece of an interview by a correspondent of New York Times and understand the concept of democracy in the western culture and media.

Freedom of Adultery

Asked for his (Dr. Jaafari, Prime Minister_ Elect of Iraq) views on whether adultery should be criminalized in Iraq- as it is in some Arab countries- he said simply that this was an issue for the parliament to deal with, not him (New York Times International, Friday April 8, 2005; paragraph 3,column 1, page A6).