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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (92679)	4/12/2003 5:03:03 AM
From: D. Long	Respond to of 281500

So, only Syria and Iran will be criticized for being undemocratic. Not Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait. Everybody will get their turn. Troublemakers first. Derek

To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (92679)	4/12/2003 5:22:22 AM
From: Jacob Snyder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

British-appointed Basra chief exposed as former Ba'athist Troops protect sheikh after mob attack Steven Morris and Richard Norton-Taylor Saturday April 12, 2003 The Guardian Violence broke out in Basra after a sheikh asked by British commanders to become the new leader of the province was revealed to be a former brigadier-general in Saddam Hussein's army and a one-time member of the Ba'ath party. Several hundred protesters hurled stones at the house of Sheikh Muzahim Mustafa Kanan Tamimi as he met other local dignitaries to discuss how to restore order. The crowd accused Mr Tamimi and his tribe of collaborating with Saddam. The sheikh's supporters armed themselves and accused the protesters, members of a rival clan, of being Ba'ath party sympathisers themselves. Eventually the protesters were dispersed by British troops. The scene illustrated the difficulties for the coalition in finding leaders acceptable to all Iraqis. Asked yesterday why Mr Tamimi was chosen, the armed forces minister, Adam Ingram, said: "We have to work with people on the ground." It was a "fraught situation", he added, which meant British forces might have to deal with "compromised and tainted" Iraqis. "These are not easy issues," he said. British commanders revealed earlier this week that they had met the sheikh - at the time not identified - who had offered to help restore stability in Basra, which has been beset by violent looting. guardian.co.uk