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  • Analysis: Iraqi CPA fires 28,000

    11/21/2003 6:18:58 PM PST · by 11th_VA · 18 replies · 255+ views
    MENAFN.com ^ | Friday, November 21, 2003 | By RICHARD SALE, UPI Intelligence Correspondent
    Date: Friday, November 21, 2003 6:40:58 PM EST By RICHARD SALE, UPI Intelligence Correspondent American's top man in Baghdad, L. Paul Bremer, last week fired 28,000 Iraqi teachers as political punishment for their former membership in the Saddam Hussein-dominated Baath Party, fueling anti-U.S. resistance on the ground, administration officials have told United Press International. A Central Command spokesman, speaking to UPI from Baghdad, acknowledged that the firings had taken place but said the figure of 28,000 "is too high." He was unable, however, after two days, to supply UPI with a lower, revised total. The Central Command spokesman attributed the...