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Former Iraqi army chief joins US command council in Qatar
IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) on-line ^
| 03/19/2003
| IRNA
Posted on 03/19/2003 7:56:09 AM PST by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
Tehran, March 19, IRNA -- Former Iraqi army chief, Nizar al-Khazraji, who has escaped from Denmark in defiance of Swedish court ruling banning his movements for his part in war crimes has joined the US command council in Qatar, Iraqi opposition source said on Wednesday.
He had told IRNA so far that the US has invited several opposition figures to join the command council to conduct attack on Iraq.
Nizar al-Khazraji, suspected of crimes against Kurds in the late 1980s, is not allowed to leave Denmark. He has surrendered his passport and is required to report to police three times a week. These restrictions were imposed by a local court on November 19.
Khazraji was head of Iraq's armed forces from 1987 to 1990, fled to Jordan in 1995 and four years later applied for political asylum in Denmark.
He was denied asylum as immigration authorities thought it likely he was involved in chemical weapon attacks on Kurds in northern Iraq in the late 1980s.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alkhazraji; defector; iraq; warlist
To: *war_list
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posted on
03/19/2003 8:03:25 AM PST
by
Free the USA
(Stooge for the Rich)
To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
Well, well. How interesting.
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posted on
03/19/2003 8:03:49 AM PST
by
Bahbah
(Pray for our Troops)
To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace; Bahbah
This doesn't make sense...no way in hell we'd do this..it's gotta be propaganda..
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posted on
03/19/2003 8:06:13 AM PST
by
ken5050
To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
Consider the source; that's the propaganda organ of the Iranians, a charter member of the Axis of Weavil.
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posted on
03/19/2003 8:08:16 AM PST
by
steveegg
(The French have removed 1 leg from the UN; it is now LN (League of Nations).)
To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
> Islamic Republic News Agency
Set credibility filters to "extreme".
> Former Iraqi army chief, Nizar al-Khazraji, who has
> escaped from Denmark in defiance of Swedish court...
Well, he was reported missing. Even if we know he was kidnapped
by Iraqi agents, he could still be useful (even if dead).
> ... has joined the US command council in Qatar, Iraqi
> opposition source said on Wednesday.
If this is true, we're only hearing about it because the
Coalition wants us to, and it's instructive that the first
news source to get the story is regional.
> He had told IRNA so far that the US has invited several
> opposition figures to join the command council to conduct
> attack on Iraq.
> Nizar al-Khazraji, suspected of crimes against Kurds ...
Translation: if you want to avoid trial on charges of "war
crime" or "crimes against humanity", and in particular if your
name is on the top-50 list, this is the only way to save yourself.
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posted on
03/19/2003 8:10:55 AM PST
by
Boundless
To: ken5050
This doesn't make sense...no way in hell we'd do this..it's gotta be propaganda.. Why wouldn't we use somebody with valuable knowledge?
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posted on
03/19/2003 8:12:55 AM PST
by
7 x 77
To: 7 x 77
If the guy was involved in ordering chemical attacks against the Kurds...
8
posted on
03/19/2003 8:17:27 AM PST
by
ken5050
To: ken5050
If the guy was involved in ordering chemical attacks against the Kurds... We're willing to let Saddam live in exile to avoid the war.
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posted on
03/19/2003 8:19:47 AM PST
by
7 x 77
To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
Does anyone know a link to see the pamphlets we have been dropping on Iraq? I searched but no luck
To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
How does a Swedish court have jurisdiction in Denmark? Whoever made this up doesn't understand that Sweden and denmark are two different countries.
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posted on
03/19/2003 8:27:48 AM PST
by
laishly
To: bigjoesaddle
To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
I read somewhere that at one time this guy was number one in line to replace Saddam.
13
posted on
03/19/2003 12:18:42 PM PST
by
knak
(kelly in alaska)
To: knak
Interesting.........
To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
15
posted on
03/19/2003 12:34:19 PM PST
by
knak
(kelly in alaska)
To: knak
Amazing that the guy has turned up in Qatar!
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