Maliki fires 3,000 gov't employees for militia ties

Multi-National Force Iraq ^ | Tuesday, 21 November 2006 | mnf-iraq

[Bob Hyneman]

Iraqi Government taking on militias Tuesday, 21 November 2006

Maj. Gen. William Caldwell, spokesman, Multi-National Force - Iraq. BAGHDAD — Politics is the best means available to the Iraqi Government and Coalition to deal with armed militias in the country, the spokesman for Multi-National Force – Iraq said during a press conference here Monday.

Maj. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, spokesman, MNF-I, said Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is dealing with political leaders in the country to disarm the militias, and Coalition officials are supporting that effort.

The goal, he said, is that the militias would disband and rely on the local Iraqi Security Force for protection and maintaining order. Militias that won’t engage in a political solution will be met with force, the general said.

“There's going to be those elements that are irreconcilable, that aren't going to be able to work through the political process, and those will be dealt with in a kinetic manner with direct action,” Caldwell said.

The prime minister is moving forward with a reconciliation process, but this does not mean the militias have a free hand in the meantime, Caldwell said.

“If there is somebody operating outside of the law, if there is somebody who is conducting illegal activity and we're aware of it, then we will take the action immediately to stop that and to apprehend or detain whoever is associated with that,” the general said. “Nobody will operate outside the law.”

The Iraqi Government is working to eradicate militia influence inside the security force structure. In the Ministry of the Interior, 3,000 people were fired for their ties to militias. Some of them are being criminally charged.

“They're moving forward and addressing some of the people within that ministry that are not swearing allegiance to first and instead maybe in fact have allegiance to some other element,” Caldwell said.

Interior Ministry forces are going through refresher training. The ministry pulled the 8th Brigade of the 2nd National Police Division offline and put it through training. Interior replaced the entire leadership of the unit. The move, Caldwell said, is a step forward to show that the government will not allow sectarian bias to exist within the Police Force.

(Taken from American Forces Press Service Jim Garamone)

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[Marine_Uncle]

I surely can go along with that suggestion!

[Marine_Uncle]

I know. This has been rather ridiculus and sad at the same time.
Surely at this point he must realize force must be applied to prove they are dead serious about ending both the sectarian problem as well as the insurgency in general.
They keep pussy footing around. Why he cannot state he agrees with the US policy, and is not a puppet of the US is beyond me. That is, is he really serious about ending all the blood shed. Perhaps this is a major move getting rid of a lot of people that are not going along with a more elaborate program they want to put in place.
Perhaps is the best I would venture. To many arguments we can use to show he could be just full of hot air.

[Palladin]

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[Marine_Uncle]

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[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

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Work for you old codgers?

[Valin]

Check out the date of the original article: Tuesday, 21 November 2006

Yes?

[Edit35]

those elements that ...(wont) work through the political process, ... will be dealt with in a kinetic manner with direct action,” Caldwell said.

What the freak kind of language is THAT??

Those who wont cooperate will be TERMNATED

[Libertina]

LOL Not YOU, the subject of the article. :)

[The Old Hoosier]

'bout time. A step in the right direction. But I wonder how many more there are...

[Gene Eric]

>> These findings confirm that Iraqis want to live in a unified, multi-ethnic country

As does the vast majority of the human race. Oddly enough, the vast majority of the human race doesn't appear to be interested in the case of the Iraqi people.

[MEG33]

Malarchey?
Were you seeking to spell Maliki?

[Danae]

LOL Same thing. Its just PC Military speak LOL. Kinetic meaning ACTIVE ENERGY I am sure LOL

[quesney]

Geez Louise. Ya gotta wonder who he might've missed.

[Tarantulas]

Is this more milspeak, or just poor proofreading?

"They're moving forward and addressing some of the people within that ministry that are not swearing allegiance to first and instead maybe in fact have allegiance to some other element," Caldwell said.

If you swear allegiance to first, then who's on second?

[freema]

Ping

[freema]

It's good for my heart and mind to see a prayer here.

[sure_fine]

doesn't something like this always happen just ahead a big meeting that is coming up now?

then within a week, it all to goes to shiite again

[RedRover]

Bump.

[TexKat]

Yes?

Yes?

Pointing out that this is something that has already happened, (the title reads as if it is something that is currently happening (fires instead of fired).

The above article is regarding a speech that Maj. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV gave on November 20 in which he mentions the firing of 3,0000 employees which happened, and was reported in Oct 2006.

Iraqi ministry fires 3,000 accused of abuses; will change top leaders October 15, 2006

Just trying to be clear on whether or not it was the same 3,000 or an additional 3,000.