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To: stockman_scott who wrote (26837)	9/1/2003 1:49:09 AM
From: lurqer	Read Replies (2) of 89467

<Font size=5> "We have met the enemy... and he is us" <Font size=3> Recently we’ve been subjected to several members of the military, civilian DOD and the CPA all mouthing the same party line: “We don’t need more “boots on the ground”, we need better intelligence”. For example "It's not a question of more troops. It's a question of being effective with our intelligence, getting more Iraqis to help us," Mr. Bremer said on ABC Television. On CNN, he said: "We need better intelligence, and we are seeking better intelligence." from globeandmail.com What’s not said is where we’re going to get this intelligence. Several days ago that became more obvious – the Mukhabarat. "There is an obvious evolution in American thinking. First the police are reconstituted, then the army. It is logical that intelligence officials from the regime would also be recruited." from publicbroadcasting.net Increasingly we’re seeing what the Iraqization of the occupation really means: regime reconstitution. From the last link While not disclosing how they check the operatives, U.S. officials said they believed some agents remained "fairly untainted" by Hussein's government. But they said they recognized the potential pitfalls in relying on an instrument loathed by most Iraqis and renowned across the Arab world for its casual use of torture, fear, intimidation, rape and imprisonment. and from the first link The Iraqis said the former agents of the secret police and intelligence services would work with U.S. intelligence agents inside Mr. Hussein's old presidential palace, where the U.S.-led coalition has its headquarters. So I disagree with US seeks a tamer version of Saddam. from smh.com.au We don’t need a tamer Saddam, we’re it. JMO lurqer

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