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To: smolejv@gmx.net who wrote (31469)	4/14/2003 7:50:01 AM
From: maceng2	Respond to of 74559

what about the rest of the pack o' cards Rumsfield is ex USA CEO. I am sure he has taken care of all the details... -s- Here is some better news.. news.bbc.co.uk Baghdad police answer patrol call Baghdad's citizens are venting anger at the continuing crime Around 2,000 Iraqi police officers in Baghdad have responded to a call from coalition forces for the creation of joint patrols for the capital. The patrols are expected to start as soon as possible to combat widespread looting since the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. Although some calm is returning to parts of Baghdad, in other districts looting and gunfire continue. Outraged by the lack of security, scores of Iraqi protesters gathered on Monday outside the Palestine Hotel - where much of the international media are based - for a demonstration against the US presence in the city. One protester, Sabah Mahmud, said: "This is just colonisation. Where is freedom? There is no water, no electricity." Side arms On Monday morning, men in uniforms and in plainclothes gathered at the National Police College in response to a call on coalition-run radio and TV for joint patrols. Local police in Basra are already working alongside British troops to restore order. The looting sparked an anti-US demonstration on Monday BBC correspondent in Baghdad, Richard Galpin, says the US marines organising the recruitment drive were almost overwhelmed. "They compiled long lists of names and say it is possible the first joint patrols will begin either on Monday or Tuesday," he says. Although 2,000 volunteers have signed up, the force will still be considerably weaker than the 40,000-strong police force which used to keep order in the capital. The Iraq police will be allowed to carry side arms. Old guard returns Senior police officer Ala Mahdi, said: "I expect to be received with open arms by the Iraqi people. "The Iraqi police can do their job better than any other person can because their role was purely to deal with criminal cases." I came here to volunteer to protect state buildings, but I found the same (Baath) party members who tortured us only a few days ago Ahmad Kadhem, Baghdad resident But the return of police officers and public servants to work has also raised fears that members of the old regime are reassuming power. "It's the same people all over again," said Ahmad Kadhem, a 23-year-old Baghdad resident who had gone to one of the city's recruitment centres to sign-up. "I came here to volunteer to protect state buildings, but I found the same (Baath) party members who tortured us only a few days ago," Mr Kadhem said. The US marines say they are checking the records of the more senior officers before allowing them to resume work, but the BBC's defence correspondent Paul Adams says using people who were previously associated with Saddam Hussein's Baath Party is unavoidable. "Being a member of the Baath Party was something every Iraqi needed just to get on in life, you needed membership just to get your children into school," he said. "So technically you may be using people from the old regime, but they are not necessarily villains," he added. Divided into zones BBC correspondent in Baghdad, Andrew Gilligan, says some calm and even normality is returning to parts of Baghdad. Residents were seen collecting and burning garbage, buses were running and were packed with passengers. But in some districts, including the old city, looting and quite heavy gunfire are continuing. Most shops remain closed. US commander General Tommy Franks has said that Baghdad is now divided into around 60 zones, and that in 10 or 15, there is still resistance.