About UPI  |  UPI en Español   |   My Account
Free News Update:
United Press International - News. Analysis. Insight.™ - 100 Years of Journalistic Excellence
  • Home
  • Top News
  • Entertainment
  • Odd News
  • Sports
    • 2008 Olympics
  • Business
  • Science
  • Health
  • Analysis
    • Energy Resources
    • Security Industry
    • Emerging Threats
  • Video
  • News Photos
Search:
Go
Advertise on UPI
You are here:  Home / Emerging Threats / Iraq Press Roundup

Emerging Threats

View archive | RSS Feed

Iraq Press Roundup

By HIBA DAWOOD, UPI Correspondent
Published: Dec. 18, 2007 at 12:13 PM
Order reprints  |  Print Story  |  Email to a Friend  |  Post a Comment
Close
The Association of Muslim Scholars' Al Basaer newspaper said Tuesday it is important to analyze the declaration of intent between the United States and Iraq, which it called a declaration of bad intentions.

The paper said that after dealing with the political process, which is a "dead" one, the occupation administration has taken the step of announcing this agreement to keep this "government" in power, and sell the future of Iraq to leaders who will be coming after Bush by setting up permanent bases in Iraq.

"Through time, the occupation theories were built on the basis of domination," the paper said.

The paper said that after the United States announced the reasons for the war on Iraq -- weapons of mass destruction, dictatorship and democracy -- the United States had the U.N. Security Council change the name "liberators" to Multi-National Forces.

"The Multi-National Forces has about 170,000 U.S. troops and few thousands from other countries, countries who are looking for personal interests," the paper said.

The Saudi-based paper said any misuse of the law for the benefit of the occupiers, whether by the Security Council or others, will not deceive the people of Iraq who are against the occupation.

It said that when the occupiers deal with the saying "Those who are not with me, are against me," they drive people to be against them.

"Two groups are present in the Iraqi street: one that refuses the occupation with the help of the tribesmen and the other group that is represented by a gathering of those involved in the crippled political process and unable to even serve the occupiers' interests," it said.

It said that the White House was protecting those "seated on their chairs," revealing the absence of Iraqi sovereignty.

"Those who can't protect themselves are illegible to sign a security agreement. … The Iraqi people won't approve it because it marginalizes the will of the people," it said.


Shabab Al Iraq newspaper on Tuesday carried an editorial titled "The New Iraq."

It said that President Bush, in his last year at the White House, becomes more insistent on achieving some of his foreign policy promises.

The paper said Bush began but did not set up a Palestinian state to achieve stability in the region; distributed democracy in the region as a protection against terrorism; and achieve a free, democratic and stable Iraq that would be a U.S. ally.

"The Palestinians, the Israelis and the Arabs have reached a consistent truth which determines that there is no solution but peace, and those who refused the establishment of a Palestinian state have became a minority," it said.

It said that those who refuse the existence of a state in Palestine are minor figures who want to stay in power. The editorial said that after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the Middle East experienced a "spring" of democracy, which didn't last for a long time because "the spring was short" and the soil couldn't handle the nutrition of social and ideological liberalism.

"The spring democracy resulted in a social and political move which resulted in women's rights, and activated internal dialogues," the paper said.

The paper said the liberation of Iraq from its long-term nightmare suited the interest of Gulf countries as well as Iraqis and the international community.

"Sometimes it sounds that the U.S. carried out the war in Iraq to prove its loyalty to the Gulf countries," it said.

The paper said it is important to remember the United States committed many mistakes in Iraq after the "liberation" in that it didn't understand the balance between Iraq's sectarian and ethnic components, and dismissed those who had been loyal to the former regime.



© 2007 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
News Photos Slideshows
Photos of the Day
Week in Photos
News
Entertainment
Sports
Features
Most Popular
Stories
Photos
Videos
1.
Analysis: 'Obamania' in Berlin
2.
Analysis: Iran faces ultimatum on nukes
3.
Obama's Brandenburg Gate controversy
4.
Analysis: U.S. military to patrol Internet
5.
Testimony: Bio-terrorist threat is real
Advertise on UPI.com
2008 Olympics
Videos
Enlarge Video
Get the Flash Player to see this player.
Obama overseas
Thursday, July 24
Government bailout: will it work?
Government bailout: will it work?
Wednesday, July 23
U.S. troops: Pull out or keep fighting?
U.S. troops: Pull out or keep fighting?
Tuesday, July 22
Home funerals: Tending to their own
Home funerals: Tending to their own
Thursday, July 3
© 2008 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Official_Government_Wires  |   About UPI  |   Site Map  |   Terms of Use  |   Privacy Policy  |   Advertise Online  |   Contact Us

Sponsored Links: Press Release Services - prom dresses - Prom dresses and gowns - Wedding and Honeymoon Experts - Conventions - Trade Shows - Conferences - Motivational Sports Speakers Bureau - Real Estate Properties in the world