The Saudi-based Al Baser newspaper carried an editorial Wednesday with the headline "Resisting the occupation doesn't come through negotiations."

"If people are not sure the occupation and the political process are two faces for the same coin dividing and dominating Iraq they should forget the word resistance," it said.

It said there was no reconciliation between the occupiers and the resistance, and if it happened, it meant one side went to support the other.

"The word reconciliation here means betrayal or illegitimate negotiations because the reasons for the disputes -- the occupiers and their political process -- are still present," it said.

The paper said the U.S. occupation had achieved tactical successes through the troop surge and by allying with tribesmen by taking advantage of disputes between tribes and jihadists.