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Former Iraqi brass pledges to guard Fallujah
ELFsnipThe words that caught my attention" leadership, some stepping up Choosing his words carefully while describing the new arrangement that other officials Friday called "delicate," Marine Col. John Toolan said Friday that the transition will take some time. "Iâve been saying all along that this was all about leadership," Toolan said following a 30-minute meeting with former military leaders of deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. "And, finally, weâve got someone stepping up." That someone is Maj. Gen. Jassim Mohammed Saleh, who will lead the newly formed 1st Battalion of the Fallujah Protection Brigade. Saleh said his brigade, which seemed to come out of nowhere during the course of the past week, is part of the "new army of Iraq." snip Click and read all of it Posted by: Sherry 2004-05-01 |
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