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Iraqi Criminal Investigation set for Fallujah
An angry Paul Bremer, the US overseer in Iraq, blasted the killing of nine civilian and military personnel in western Iraq as "despicable and inexcusable" and vowed that their deaths "will not go unpunished." Addressing 479 new graduates at the Iraqi police academy here, Bremer said "the acts we have seen (Wednesday) are despicable and inexcusable. They violate the tenets of all religions, including Islam as well as the foundations of civilized society. He should be addressing U. S. Marines not Iraqi Clouseaus "These murders are a painful outrage for us in the coalition but they will not derail the march toward stability and democracy in Iraq," he told the graduation ceremony. "Their deaths will not go unpunished." It better not nearly as painful for us as the response is for Fallujah Speaking at the same police graduation ceremony Thursday, Iraqi Interior Minister Nuri Badran pledged that his forces would do their best to find the killers and bring them to justice. He should have told them there was still a war on and this was not a Police matter but a USMC matter. Best to know the line and stay on the correct side because Police always come up short against Marines. "What happened in Fallujah is a flagrant criminal, terrorist act targeted at innocent people," he said. Wrong again, Asked whether he planned to send Iraqi security forces into Fallujah, a bastion of die-hard opponents to the US-led occupation, Badran told AFP: "Forces will be sent there. We donât know when, but we are planning to do that." Did this guy work for Dick Clarke? He said the police needed to build a very efficient, mobile force to go after the elusive insurgents, who are launching hit-and-run raids. Why? The Marines have armor, aircraft and footwear. They can be effective as well as efficient and mobile. And they wonât wait around for a plan everybody has aproved. US Marines have been relieving soldiers of the armyâs 82nd Airborne Division in the restive Fallujah area for the past two weeks, mounting almost daily patrols to gather intelligence on the rebels and try to win the support of the local population. The one who needs to be relieved is Bremer for allowing a situation in which anybody could even imagine that this is an acceptable response. This is smelling like Mogadishu II, New and Improved. With response by unmotivated, underarmed native peace keepers. Posted by: Mr. Davis 2004-04-01 |
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