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2004-06-09 Iraq-Jordan

New Iraq Prime Minister Smeared by Former US Intelligence Officials

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Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-06-09 5:47:15 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 that the NYT is highlighting this shows how threatened they feel by the Allawi govt.

Note the tactics - attack him for old Baath connections - how long has the NYT told us that Chalabis problems were that he had no contacts in the old regime, and thatdebaathification was isolating Sunni Arabs and laying the grounds for civil war?

And car bombings - with the implication that civilians were killed - the only case where even the old regime (reliable source?) claimed civilian casualties, they can connect to Allawi only by innuendo.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-06-09 9:49:50 AM|| 2004-06-09 9:49:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 When will Baer and the rest of the "former intelligence officers" STFU? I'm sick of stories citing the same five named former CIA guys, including Baer, and numerous other unnamed intelligence officials. Isn't there something in their original employment agreements that requires them to button their lips?

Posted by Tibor 2004-06-09 11:04:53 AM|| 2004-06-09 11:04:53 AM|| Front Page Top

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