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| Iraq foreign ministry official assassinated |
| 2004-06-12 |
| Gunmen have fatally wounded a senior official of Iraq’s foreign ministry in Baghdad, a foreign ministry official says.Attackers fired at the car of Bassam Qubba, the director- general of the ministry, as he was on his way to work on Saturday from his home in the Adhamiya district, said the official, who asked not to be identified.Qubba, appointed director-general of the ministry two months ago, died in hospital at about 8:30 a.m. (5:30 a.m.).Qubba, a Shi’ite Muslim from the holy city of Najaf, was the first senior official to be assassinated in Iraq since a new interim government took office on June 1 with a pledge to make security its top priority. Qubba was a career diplomat who had served as Iraq’s ambassador to China during Saddam Hussein’s rule. |
| Posted by:rex |
| #5 Aha! I found an article in Google News that confirms what I read earlier in the day, #3, about Qubba being a Sunni. Here's the NPR news link: http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1956433 June 12, 2004 -- A top official at Iraq's foreign ministry is killed in Baghdad during an ambush by unknown gunmen. Bassam Kubba, a Sunni who had been a career diplomat, is the first member of Iraq's new interim government... The MSM are confused themselves about Qubba's[Kubba's] religious affiliation. Regardless, Qubba held a position in Saddam's "inner circle" and that fact alone should have disqualified Qubba from holding any position whatsoever in the new interim government.[too much bad baggage] |
| Posted by: rex 2004-06-12 7:52:10 PM |
| #4 You are right #3, I thought I read in another article that Qubba was a Sunni. I am mistaken because I have googled his name again and he is Shiite. However he served as a anbassador in Uncle Saddam's regime, so he must have been viewed as embodying some good Baathist party ideals, yes. And there is no contest that Qubba served at Saddam's pleasure. |
| Posted by: rex 2004-06-12 3:41:00 PM |
| #3 ummm Rex? "Qubba, a Shi’ite Muslim from the holy city of Najaf".... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-06-12 2:55:42 PM |
| #2 Yeah, this guy most likely gave info to the "intifada". My guess is we let it slip out that he was going to give us names and locations of some Terrorist cells in Iraq. He wouldn't do that, of course, but Al-Queada couldn't risk it. It's called "Getting someone else too do your dirty work". |
| Posted by: Charles 2004-06-12 2:35:50 PM |
| #1 I'm curious. a. Why is Qubba, a Sunni[Baathist] former cabinet minister under Saddam Hussein[ambassador to China no less]allowed on the new interim government??? b. To suggest that Qubba was killed by former Sunni pals does not make sense. Qubba was worth more to them alive than dead since he had positioned himself well in powerful circles. |
| Posted by: rex 2004-06-12 12:37:46 PM |