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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (37303)	8/12/2002 2:20:37 PM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 281500

Iraqi Kurds fear Islamic militant group - Wednesday, . . . Interesting find, Hawk. I think I saw that before. It's been around awhile. I have no idea how reliable this article is so I can't comment about it. I think it's important to remember the role of propaganda at this stage of matters and to discount news from parties that flows with their self interest. In so far as this comes from groups who wish to influence the US into some sort of military action in Iraq, it falls under that rubric. Doesn't make it wrong; just needs more substantiation. As for this particular group of Al Qaeda, if that were the focus of attention, I assume they could be dealt with without dealing with Saddam. Looks like they are operating in Kurdish areas on Iraq which are in the no fly zones.

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (37303)	8/12/2002 2:33:42 PM
From: Bilow	Respond to of 281500

Hi Hawkmoon; The PUK captures an Iraqi intelligence officer, what the hell do you expect him to say? It'straditional to hang spies even in the United States; I'd say that that's some pretty heavy coercion. To suggest that the Iraqis and Iranians are in bed together to foment Islamic Fundamentalism in Iraq is silly. Here's the more accurate statement of the situation: "Iranian Government always plans to make Islamic security along its border with Kurdistan, so Iran is using these Islamic groups to this purpose first, and also as a pressure card on the secular groups in Kurdistan," Mr Mohammad said." Iraq and Iran have been running this sort of stuff against each other for decades, long before the Iran / Iraq war. By the way, if we topple Iraq, it is highly unlikely that the Kurds, a minority ethnic group, is going to be running the place after we leave. Put your money on the Islamic Fundamentalists. And they'll have all the support they can use, right next door from Iran. But what do you expect from a PUK website. Of course they're trying to get US help for the Kurds, so they paint their primary enemy (Iraq) as being the archenemy of the biggest dude around, the United States. We're being manipulated. -- Carl