The Kuwaiti daily al-Seyassah stated that the US administration has prepared Iraqi retired Maj. Gen. Najib al-Salehi for the presidency of an Iraqi provisional government after Saddam Hussein has been disposed of. Al-Salehi left recently for the US for a visit during which he will be meeting with American officials at the White House and with CIA director George Tenet, with the aim of briefing him on the details. Al-Salehi is seen as a candidate to play the role of Hamid Karazai in Iraq. Sources said the American plan to topple Saddam states that the American air operation will be coincidental with movements of Iraqi opposition forces from the north and the south towards the Baghdad, with a subsequent provisional government to be chaired by al-Salehi, with the consent of the coalition of the Iraqi opposition, under Lt. Gen. Nizar al-Khazraji.
A fairly detailed article. Wonder how much of it's true and how much of it's diwan jabber or wishful thinking? |