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| Iraq |
| Iraq Accused of Trying to Sabotage Opposition Meeting |
| 2003-02-23 |
| Revelations by Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) senior official Hoshyar Zabari that a recently arrested Turkoman Front intelligence chief Amir Izzeddin worked for Iraq to sabotage the upcoming Iraqi opposition meeting in Salahaddin was the first direct accusation by the Iraqi Kurds against Baghdad and showed the growing rift between them and Saddam Hussein. Zabari made the accusation during a press conference in Erbil Wednesday. The Turkish Daily News learnt that four members of the Turkoman Front who were closely watched by the KDP security service were interrogated and the information they provided led to the arrest of the Turkoman Front intelligence chief. KDP said he was arrested red handed in the process of preparing a terrorist attack. Sammy's guys are so clumsy lately. I wonder if they're feeling rushed? KDP sources said the intelligence chief lived in Baghdad until two years ago when he came to Erbil and settled there. The interrogation of the intelligence chief is continuing. KDP sources said American security officials were also invited to the interrogation of the suspect, since he was allegedly preparing to make a terrorist attack against a hotel where correspondents and staff of CNN stayed in. The Americans reportedly presented a report to their administration about the interrogation. They were going to attack CNN's hotel? That would have gotten them lots of coverage. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |