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| Relatives of murdered Iraqi policemen to get wage for life |
| 2004-07-16 |
| via Al Guardian - EFL Jonathan Steele - Friday July 16, 2004 The families of Iraqi policemen killed by insurgents are to receive a lifetime wage, on top of a one-off compensation payment. Iraq's prime minister, Ayad Allawi, announced the scheme yesterday following an opinion poll showing that Iraqi men are increasingly reluctant to join the security services. More than 500 police have died in the last year. [snip] A recent poll showed 43% would oppose a family member joining the national guard, and 41% are against a family member joining the police, up from 25% and 28% respectively. The families of victims will receive a lump sum of $630 (£340), the equivalent of three months' wages in Iraq. Mr Allawi also announced yesterday that some of Iraq's intelligence agents would be redeployed into a general security directorate to infiltrate militant groups. ...more... More: AlG spins around the amnesty angle, the Filipino pullout, and the lastest bit of pipeline sabotage to end on the lowest notes they can dredge up. As for the point of the story: Good policy. |
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| #3 Zhang, had exactly the same thought probably last fall -- why didn't CPA set up a full benefits arrangement? Water under the bridge, but it seemed odd at the time. Might be an explanation -- but providing it would violate the Prime Directive on silence by the USG in the face of all questions and slanderous attacks. |
| Posted by: Verlaine 2004-07-16 10:54:29 PM |
| #2 Article: The families of Iraqi policemen killed by insurgents are to receive a lifetime wage, on top of a one-off compensation payment. It's about time this happened. I can't believe Bremer did not institute this death benefits policy when he was in charge. This is something that the terrorists can't match. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-07-16 9:55:23 AM |
| #1 This offer balances out the way that jihadi suicide bombers' families are being compensated by other sources. |
| Posted by: rkb 2004-07-16 7:43:35 AM |