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Sadr fighters lay down their weapons
Published: May 15, 2008 at 10:44 PM
BAGHDAD, May 15 (UPI) -- Forces loyal to Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr laid down their weapons Thursday as reports emerged from Iraq of relative calm in the Baghdad district of Sadr City. -
U.S. claims Iranian weapons are in Iraq
Published: May 15, 2008 at 10:42 PM
BAGHDAD, May 15 (UPI) -- A spokesman for the U.S. military in Baghdad said emerging evidence suggests Iran is backing the so-called special groups targeting coalition and Iraqi forces. -
Sadrists' political future uncertain
Published: May 15, 2008 at 10:40 PM
BAGHDAD, May 15 (UPI) -- The Sadrist Movement emerged as an influential force in the post-Saddam era in Iraq, but its potency may be in decline, analysts say.
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Analysis: Indian agencies start blame game
Published: May 15, 2008 at 8:36 PM
By KUSHAL JEENA
UPI Correspondent
NEW DELHI, May 15 (UPI) -- India's intelligence and security agencies are indulging in a blame game over a recent foiled infiltration bid by militants on the Pakistani border, with one agency accusing the paramilitary forces guarding the border of lacking alertness. -
Iraq press roundup
Published: May 15, 2008 at 7:20 PM
By HIBA DAWOOD
UPI Correspondent
The daily Al Mashriq newspaper had an editorial Thursday titled "Last lines for the chaotic months" that said although Iraq has been in a war for five years, the government in the last few weeks has been chaotically carrying out quick military operations and offensives in many cities and areas around the country. -
Features: More graves found
Published: May 15, 2008 at 2:31 PM
By RICHARD TOMKINS
ZAHAMM, Iraq, May 13 (UPI) -- The number of human remains unearthed in an al-Qaida killing field northeast of Baghdad in Diyala province is nearing 70 with the discovery of more graves by villagers who had volunteered to search an abandoned pomegranate orchard. -
Analysis: USAF's cyber offense capability
Published: May 15, 2008 at 2:23 PM
By SHAUN WATERMAN
UPI Homeland and National Security Editor
WASHINGTON, May 15 (UPI) -- Procurement documents from the U.S. Air Force give a rare glimpse into the Pentagon's plans for developing an offensive cyberwar capacity that can infiltrate, steal data from and if necessary take down enemy information technology networks. -
Iraq Press Roundup
Published: May 14, 2008 at 3:49 PM
By HIBA DAWOOD
UPI Correspondent
The Association of Muslim Scholars' Al Basaer newspaper said in its editorial Wednesday that President Bush has divided the people of Iraq into five groups according to the five political groups in Iraq. -
Feature: Iraq's killing fields
Published: May 14, 2008 at 2:13 PM
By RICHARD TOMKINS
ZAHAMM, Iraq, May 13 (UPI) -- Farmers digging in part of an abandoned pomegranate orchard in the Diyala provincial village of Zahamm have uncovered the graves of more than 50 people murdered by al-Qaida-Iraq during their two-year reign of terror in the area.
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In its editorial, the daily Al Sabah Newspaper said Wednesday the years prior to the fall of Saddam Hussein's dictatorship in April 2003 were the worst in the new history of Iraq, a situation timed with the existence of natural resources that were used to kill and oppress people.
The editorial with the title "The fall of statue and the victory of will" said Saddam didn't use Iraq's resources to rebuild or revive lives but as a tool to politically terrorize people.
"Saddam, through the time he ruled Iraq, used the support of criminals and killers who then became well-known leaders," it said.
It said the fact Saddam planned to release prisoners as his last card before his fall was proof that he used criminals to achieve his goals. It also said the killing, looting and kidnapping operations that happened after the invasion were done by elements that joined the U.S. forces when they entered Iraq.
"It is illogical" the paper said, "that the U.S. forces allowed looters to steal, burn and destroy Iraq's governmental institutes while they stood there watching them."
It said most of these criminals and thieves were given positions in the current Iraqi government and they hide most of the records on killings and other atrocities.
"Many armed groups are accused of committing crimes performed by Iraqi forces," it said.
"The Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced that 190,000 pieces of weapons were missing and given to the armed militias, raising the rate of violence," it said.
Al Sabah said the United States chose the sectarian solution to rebuild Iraq, a continuation of the British policy when Britain occupied Iraq during World War I.
It said history proved sectarian policies would only result in a greater loss of Iraqis and eliminate the concept of tolerance among the people of Iraq.
"Five years after the drop of Saddam's statue, Iraqis keep sacrificing thousands of souls as a price for democracy," it said.
The paper said Iraqis gave the Iraqi government and U.S. forces more than one chance to assist them in improving the situation. The Iraqi people participated in elections, it said.
"When the Iraqi people took part in the elections, they did so because they built hope on the Iraqi leaders to have the capability to defend the oppressed rights and to preserve the law," it added.
It also said the Iraqi people are looking forward to fast economic reforms to treat the deteriorating living situation and to administrative reforms to dismiss corruption that would result in reconstruction.
Real democracy is to accept others and is the only solution that will end challenges and allow all sides to live in peace, the paper said.
UPI Correspondent
In its editorial, the daily Al Sabah Newspaper said Wednesday the years prior to the fall of Saddam Hussein's dictatorship in April 2003 were the worst in the new history of Iraq, a situation timed with the existence of natural resources that were used to kill and oppress people.
The editorial with the title "The fall of statue and the victory of will" said Saddam didn't use Iraq's resources to rebuild or revive lives but as a tool to politically terrorize people.
"Saddam, through the time he ruled Iraq, used the support of criminals and killers who then became well-known leaders," it said.
It said the fact Saddam planned to release prisoners as his last card before his fall was proof that he used criminals to achieve his goals. It also said the killing, looting and kidnapping operations that happened after the invasion were done by elements that joined the U.S. forces when they entered Iraq.
"It is illogical" the paper said, "that the U.S. forces allowed looters to steal, burn and destroy Iraq's governmental institutes while they stood there watching them."
It said most of these criminals and thieves were given positions in the current Iraqi government and they hide most of the records on killings and other atrocities.
"Many armed groups are accused of committing crimes performed by Iraqi forces," it said.
"The Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced that 190,000 pieces of weapons were missing and given to the armed militias, raising the rate of violence," it said.
Al Sabah said the United States chose the sectarian solution to rebuild Iraq, a continuation of the British policy when Britain occupied Iraq during World War I.
It said history proved sectarian policies would only result in a greater loss of Iraqis and eliminate the concept of tolerance among the people of Iraq.
"Five years after the drop of Saddam's statue, Iraqis keep sacrificing thousands of souls as a price for democracy," it said.
The paper said Iraqis gave the Iraqi government and U.S. forces more than one chance to assist them in improving the situation. The Iraqi people participated in elections, it said.
"When the Iraqi people took part in the elections, they did so because they built hope on the Iraqi leaders to have the capability to defend the oppressed rights and to preserve the law," it added.
It also said the Iraqi people are looking forward to fast economic reforms to treat the deteriorating living situation and to administrative reforms to dismiss corruption that would result in reconstruction.
Real democracy is to accept others and is the only solution that will end challenges and allow all sides to live in peace, the paper said.
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