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| Iraq |
| Members of military government begin arriving in Kuwait |
| 2003-04-02 |
| The United States is preparing a government with 23 ministries, each headed by an American, to rule Iraq once President Saddam Hussein steps down, The Guardian newspaper said on Tuesday. Areas of Iraq declared "liberated" by US commander General Tommy Franks will be transferred to the temporary government, which will be under the overall control of former US general, Jay Garner, appointed to head a military occupation of Iraq. In anticipation of the Baghdad regime's fall, members of this interim government have begun arriving in Kuwait. Under the plan, each of the new government's ministries would have four Iraqi advisers appointed by Washington. Decisions on the government's composition appeared to be entirely in US hands, particularly those of deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz. This has annoyed Garner, who is officially in charge but who has had to accept a number of Iraqis favoured by Wolfowitz in advisory roles. This will also annoy the bejabbers out of the Frenchies, the EU in general, and the UN, all of whom think they should be in charge. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |