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2004-06-12 Iraq-Jordan

Iraq foreign ministry official assassinated

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Posted by rex 2004-06-12 3:53:02 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#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|| 2004-06-12 12:37:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-06-12 2:35:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 ummm Rex? "Qubba, a Shiâite Muslim from the holy city of Najaf"....

Posted by Frank G 2004-06-12 2:55:42 PM|| 2004-06-12 2:55:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-06-12 3:41:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-06-12 7:52:10 PM|| Front Page Top

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