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| Iraq-Jordan |
| Iraqi Interior Ministry tellsTribesmen to behave |
| 2004-06-10 |
| Excerpted from IWPR Daily Summary - I posted this because it reminded me of the Wild West behavior that Zeyed described witnessing in Basra. I guess we are learning that it going to be tough to keep Marsh Arabs down in the swamp now that they have seen the bright lights of Basra. (Al-Sabah al-Jadeed) - The Ministry of Interior (MI) called upon tribal leaders to stand up to anyone who resorts to threatening policemen who are doing their job of chasing criminals. The MI also asked tribal leaders to educate their followers to end such threats which are considered a sign of corruption and backwardness. The MI recently observed some bad phenomena such as some criminals threatening or blackmailing police officers. (Al-Sabah al-Jadeed is an independent daily paper.) |
| Posted by:Super Hose |