Iraq security forces involved in bombings: PM

[sabra]

Source: Reuters

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Dozens of Iraqi security force members were involved in attacks that killed up to 112 people in Baghdad last week, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Wednesday.

There is widespread suspicion in Iraq that the police and armed forces have been infiltrated by militants, take bribes to allow insurgents to mount attacks, or may be colluding with militants to undermine Maliki before a March 7 general election.

A series of high-profile attacks on supposedly secure government targets have killed hundreds in recent months and eroded Maliki's ability to present himself as the man who turned around Iraqi security, a key plank of his election campaign.

Maliki vowed he would not let ongoing insurgent attacks influence the polls. He said there were at least 45 members of the security forces involved in the December 8 attack.

"The network was a large one, 24 from one arm of the Iraqi security forces, 13 from another, and eight or nine from another," Maliki told a news conference without saying which branch of the security forces those involved came from.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BF3BR20091216

[Arctic Dave]

1. Shocked, I tells ya.

[pjt7]

2. Comforting, to know our tax dollars payed

for their training, uniforms, weapons etc.


If only we could create this kind of chaos in Afghainstan.....

[bertman]

3. Or, it could simply be security operatives killing rivals. So many possibilities.

I sure am glad we Americans are there to keep THEIR democracy running smoothly.