The Islamic Army in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's Al Qaeda Organisation in the Land of Two Rivers and Ansar al-Sunna have denied they have met US representatives over the violence in Iraq.
| The latter two being made up of foreigners, the former being made up of Baathist Murder, Inc., maybe they're not the groups that were invited... |
US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld has confirmed a British newspaper report that US officials had contacted insurgents in a bid to stem the violence plaguing Iraq but insisted such overtures were commonplace. The Islamic Army in Iraq has vowed to punish any insurgents who did so, according to an Internet statement. "The leadership of the Islamic Army in Iraq categorically denies that its representatives have negotiated with the crusaders either directly or indirectly," said the statement whose authenticity could not be verified. "Whoever does so will receive the appropriate punishment," it added. |