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To: Bill Harmond who wrote (156314)4/23/2003 1:19:13 PM
From: GST  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 164684
 
My point? A fundamentalist Shiite theocracy has a far better shot at success in Iraq than an American-led democracy.



To: Bill Harmond who wrote (156314)4/23/2003 1:23:55 PM
From: GST  Respond to of 164684
 
"Iran Is Said to Send Agents Into South Iraq"

By DOUGLAS JEHL The New York Times

WASHINGTON, April 22 Iranian-trained agents have crossed into southern Iraq (news - web sites) since the fall of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) and are working in the cities of Najaf, Karbala and Basra to promote friendly Shiite clerics and advance Iranian interests, according to defense and other United States government officials.

The officials cited intelligence reports that said the agents include members of the military wing of an Iraqi exile group that operates from Iran with that government's training and support. Known as the Badr Brigade, the militia is the armed force of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq, a Shiite group with headquarters in Tehran.

story.news.yahoo.com



To: Bill Harmond who wrote (156314)4/23/2003 1:34:37 PM
From: GST  Respond to of 164684
 
"The main challenge, they say, will be to develop "a common Iraqi national identity" powerful enough to counteract the many tribal, religious and ethnic rivalries in the country. The risk is that this identity will be forged around a common antagonism to the United States and its occupation forces."

washingtonpost.com