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| Iraq-Jordan |
| Jaafari wants terrorist bases abroad targeted |
| 2005-06-28 |
| Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari yesterday said terrorist training camps outside his country must be targeted for elimination to stem the flow of foreign insurgents illegally entering the country to wreak havoc on Iraqi citizens. "We should look at their sources. It's not impossible to tackle them at their sources. Some of them are based abroad. We need to tackle their bases abroad," Mr. al-Jaafari said. "There are bases in other countries outside our borders that are feeding these terrorist networks. They are training them. They are giving them money. What's happening in Iraq is not isolated," Mr. al-Jaafari said. "We cannot look at it in isolation. In fact, we should look at the impact of what's happening in Iraq on the whole world." Mr. al-Jaafari appeared on CNN's "Late Edition" with Wolf Blitzer and confirmed that captured insurgents say they had training in Syria and carried passports from Saudi Arabia, Sudan and other foreign countries. "I am not saying their governments are responsible, but we are looking at their nationality. This gives us an indication that there is a reasonable dimension to this terrorism and not simply an Iraqi phenomenon. It has intermingled with these sources. We expect governments to do more to tackle this issue," Mr. al-Jaafari said. "I would say governments might not know what's happening in their countries. But in reality, their countries have become hubs, where young people are being trained, are being indoctrinated to go and commit mass murder," Mr. al-Jaafari said. Mr. al-Jaafari, although he did accuse specific countries in this context, said some nations "are allowing loose control over their borders or transfer of monies." That'd be the Soddies ... "Or some countries even are sympathetic to these insurgents." That'd be Syria and Iran. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |