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To: LindyBill who wrote (39079)	4/12/2004 5:19:21 AM
From: bela_ghoulashi	Respond to of 793900

Iraqi leaders realize that if any of these foreigners, largely aid and reconstruction workers, are kidnapped and killed, Iraqis will be tagged as ungrateful savages and future relations with nations contributing to Iraqi reconstruction will be difficult. There may be some hope for these people after all.

To: LindyBill who wrote (39079)	4/12/2004 12:16:26 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 793900

The Iraqis have apparently seen the light, as they have hustled to hunt down the groups kidnapping foreigners and threatening to murder them. I hope so. I noticed that the BBC World News last night, was interrupted in its nightly schadenfreude session by the appearance of someone (didn't catch the name) carrying the title of Iraqi National Security Director, an Arab speaking good English. This guy talked a brave line of how the guys in Fallujah and Al-Sadr's boys are just a few thugs, 99.9% of the country is tranquil, we are going to assert our authority, etc. I remembered thinking, I don't care if this guy turns out to be the CPA's version of Baghdad Bob, at least some Iraqi is sounding like Iraq intends to have a government - a necessary first step towards actually having one.