IRNA -- The Satellite Kurdistan TV Channel said on Saturday leader of the Patriotic Union of Iraqi Kurdistan (PUK) Jalal Talebani has called for rebuilding the Iraqi national army. Talebani made the remark in a meeting with leaders of the Arab Al-Salehi groups and three top officers of the Iraqi army. The meeting between the Iraqi figures took place in presence of the American General Bruce Moore who supervises affairs in northern Iraq. The same sources said Talebani called for formation of a committeeto follow up the issues of the reconstruction of the Iraqi army.
| Hopefully, it'll be rebuilt as a self-defense force, rather than as an instrument of internal security. |
The PUK once again stressed the need for a strong unity among the Kurds, Arabs and Turkmen in Iraq to reach the ideals of Iraq. He said any action to divide the Iraqi groups would be to the detriment of the Iraqi nation and would intensify tension in the country. Talebani said all Kurdish, Turkmen, Arab and Assyrian communities would continue to co-exist in their country and they would get united in reconstruction of their motherland and creation a free Iraq. He said political and administrative programs should be developed soon to run the major urban areas while cited Kirkuk as an exemplary city where all Iraqi communities from every race co-exist peacefully.
| As long as we can keep the Turks from shoveling in guns and ammunition. And the Medes and Persians. And the Syrians... |
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