Iraq arrests general over death squads

ECH1969

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Sun May-07-06 07:11 PM
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Iraq arrests general over death squads

Iraq's interior minister said his police had arrested a general in the ministry on suspicion of involvement in kidnaps and death squads.

We have arrested an officer, a major general ... along with 17 people who kidnapped citizens and in some cases killed them. He is now in jail and under investigation," he said.

"We also found a terror group in the 16th brigade that carries out killings of citizens," he added.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/Iraq-arrests-general-over-death-squads/2006/05/08/1146940438435.html

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Betsy Ross

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Sun May-07-06 07:15 PM
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1. This seems like good news for Iraq.

Going after their own for abuses. Now if thwe US could do the same...

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Faygo Kid

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Sun May-07-06 07:23 PM
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2. An alternative CIA director appointee, fer sure.

Or maybe even better, Secretary of Defense. Sounds like a Don Rumsfeld clone.

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Barrett808

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Sun May-07-06 09:31 PM
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3. Iraq arrests general over death squads - minister

BAGHDAD: Iraq's interior minister said his police had arrested a general in the ministry on suspicion of involvement in kidnaps and death squads.

Bayan Jabor, who is fighting to keep his job in a new government in the face of criticism that he has tolerated Shi'ite militias inside his ministry, made the announcement in an interview on Al Jazeera television.

"We have arrested an officer, a major general. . . along with 17 people who kidnapped citizens and in some cases killed them. He is now in jail and under investigation," he said.

"We also found a terror group in the 16th brigade that carries out killings of citizens," he added.

It was not clear when the arrest was made or whether the case was related to arrests of army and police officers announced previously in the last few weeks.

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3661238a12,00.html

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HysteryDiagnosis

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Sun May-07-06 09:31 PM
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4. With Saddam bad, without Saddam perhaps badder yet?? Way to

go, Shrubco... sis boom bah and all that.

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bahrbearian

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Sun May-07-06 09:31 PM
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5. "Misery Accomplished"

Now we can steal the Oil.

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0007

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Sun May-07-06 09:31 PM
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6. Whacha mean? That our oil, we'd worked hard for it.

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alfredo

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Sun May-07-06 10:24 PM
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7. If correct this is good news. The Interior Ministry was pissing

off a lot of the silent majority there, the non combatants. If the general was as they say, it is good. If it is the first salvo in a power struggle, it could be very bad. Let's see how this shakes out.
I hope they are cleaning up their act.

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