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Developments in Iraq raise eyebrows, says daily
`Iran Daily' on Saturday wrote that the sudden disappearance of all the elements of the Baathist regime with no word of arrest of any high-ranking Iraqi official in the past few days has raised suspicion in the minds of the gobal community. Hmmm... Prob'ly insidious plots and conspiracies against Islam, I'd say. How 'bout you? The incidents which have occurred in the past three days in the war-torn country suggest "behind-the-scene deals between the coalition forces and Saddam Hussein, the truth of which may never be revealed the same way the ugly incidents of the September 11 attacks in Washington remain unclear," added the English-language daily in its Perspective column. Toldja so. Elements of Saddam Hussein's regime and the Iraqi Army's sudden disappearance from Baghdad on Wednesday made work for the American forces more easy as they entered the Iraqi capital with hardly any resistance. The widespread looting and plundering of government centers in Baghdad were the obvious evidences of a collapsing regime as TV screens showed pictures of Iraqis taking whatever things of value they could get their hands on—from computer chairs to cars, office furniture and air conditioners—the daily noted. What is surprising is that it took two weeks for the Iraqi Army's resistance to collapse in Basra but only two days for coalition forces to capture the Iraqi capital Baghdad. "How can Saddam's regime, infamous for its braggadocio, collapse so easily? How is it that the Iraqi Army has surrendered Baghdad without putting up any resistance?" asked the paper. Perhaps because there was nothing there but braggadocio? Naw, that can't be it... Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-04-12 |
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