posted on February 16, 2006 06:08:33 AM new
DUMBO INVADING IRAQ AND BEING "STEADFAST" ALONG WITH "STAYING THE COURSE" HAS BROUGHT THIS TO IRAQ. STAY TUNED FOR A LOT MORE AND WORSE FROM BUSH'S (QUOIT) DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ.
WHAT A WASTE OF AMERICAN LIVES AND MONEY
Updated: 08:28 AM EST
Iraq Probes Claims of Death Squad Operation
By PAUL GARWOOD, AP
BAQOUBA, Iraq (Feb. 16) - Iraq's Interior Ministry has launched an investigation into claims that a police death squad has been operating in the country, a top official said Thursday. Attacks around the country killed 14 people, including six Iraqis in a car bombing and three sheiks in a drive-by shooting.
The investigation into the death squads was announced as police found the bodies of 10 more men who had been shot execution-style and dumped in three different areas of Baghdad's predominantly Shiite suburb of Shula.
Maj. Gen. Hussein Kamal, Iraq's deputy interior minister in charge of domestic intelligence, said the investigation followed U.S. military claims that soldiers had detained 22 Iraqi men wearing police uniforms who were about to kill a Sunni Arab man last month.
"We have been informed about this and the interior minister has formed an investigation committee to learn more about the Sunni person and those 22 men, particularly whether they work for the Interior Ministry or claim to belong to the ministry," Kamal told The Associated Press.
A U.S. general said American forces had found evidence of a death squad operating in Iraq's Interior Ministry, the Chicago Tribune reported on its Web site Wednesday evening. Maj. Gen. Joseph Peterson, who commands the civilian police training teams in Iraq, said the men were employed by the Interior Ministry as highway patrol officers.
An American military official in Baghdad confirmed the report but declined to provide further details. He spoke on condition of anonymity as he was unauthorized to speak to the media.
The bodies of Sunni Arabs, bound and gagged and shot in the head, have been turning up in Baghdad for months, fueling allegations of sectarian killings, which Sunni Arab leaders say are often carried out by Shiites in army or police uniforms.
Shiites have also been systematically massacred by Sunni extremists in Baghdad, Diyala province and mixed areas to the south of the capital.
Human Rights Minister Nermine Othman said she believed lower-level Interior Ministry officials were using criminals to kill Iraqis.
"I think there are many people inside the Interior Ministry involved with these deaths or giving the uniforms of colleagues to criminals," she said. "These officials are helping the criminals by informing them on where targeted people are going or where people are living. They are helping them in different ways."
posted on February 16, 2006 07:46:49 AM new
More like terrorists DRESSING like cops.... "“More Iraqis think things are going well in Iraq than Americans do. I guess they don’t get the New York Times over there.”—Jay Leno".
posted on February 16, 2006 05:24:53 PM new
After all the America lives we lost in Iraq. After all the tax payers money we spent in Iraq. NOW OUR OWN MILITARY HAS CONFIRMED THE NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT HAS DEATH SQUADS?
Bear and Colin look rather foolish with their UNINFORMED and Anti-American replies.
DEATH SQUAD ARTICLE FROM BBC NEWS BELOW
Iraq 'death squad caught in act'
Sunni Arab Iraqis have long complained about death squads
Iraq has launched an investigation into claims by the US military that an Iraqi interior ministry "death squad" has been targeting Sunni Arab Iraqis.
The probe comes after a US general revealed the arrest of 22 policemen allegedly on a mission to kill a Sunni.
"We have found one of the death squads. They are part of the police force," US Maj Gen Joseph Peterson said.
Sunnis have long accused Iraqi forces of operating death squads - but the claims have never been substantiated.
Iraqi deputy interior minister Maj Gen Hussein Kamal said his ministry had set up an inquiry.
For a very long time we have been talking about such violations... that there are squads that raid houses and arrest people who are found later executed in different parts of the capital.
More at BBC news IRAQ DEATH SQUAD
CONSERVATIVES ARE BEYOND SHAME IN THEIR EFFORTS TO DEFEND THEIR FAILED GOVERNMENT.
REMEMBER OLD RICH MEN START WARS. OLD RICH MEN BECOME RICHER FROM WAR.
YOUNG POOR MEN FIGHT THE WAR AND MIDDLE CLASS AMERICANS PAY FOR THE RICH MENS WAR.
[ edited by bigpeepa on Feb 16, 2006 05:34 PM ]
posted on February 18, 2006 04:56:29 AM new
Good....America has investigated and confirmed this. But our "failed form of government" did not start this. Nor did our "failed form of government" bring this to Iraq. This is religious "in-fighting" that has gone on for centuries. And, imo, will continue to do so for many more.
posted on February 18, 2006 05:53:06 AM new
Fact is Saddam had death squads and the new Iraqi government has death squads so what has changed?
Fact is Bush/Cheney grossly under estimated the cost to America before starting the Iraq war. The cost to America in both lives and money.
Fact is the majority of Americans now believe they can not trust Bush/Cheney to run our Government.
Twig125 is right saying "This is religious "in-fighting" that has gone on for centuries. And, imo, will continue to do so for many more." Another fact Bush/Cheney didn't consider before starting their Iraq war.
Put the above facts together along with other facts like, open U.S. borders,National Debt, America has a FAILED GOVERNMENT.
The last Fact on this post is the conservative lawmakers have brought pain to the middle and working class American.
BOTTOM LINE IS, Bush/Cheney and the conservative lawmakers have FAILED the MAJORITY OF AMERICANS.
