Monday, October 18, 2004

Negotiating peace in Falluja

A top Falluja negotiator who has been released from US custody says peace talks with the interim Iraqi government have been called off.

"The people of Falluja have suspended negotiations, despite the fact they had made progress, because of arrests like mine and American policies," Khalid Hamud al-Jumaili said.

Al-Jumaili was released at 2am (2300 GMT) on Monday after his arrest three days ago.
  Aljazeera article


Puppet Tough GuyAllawi last week threatened to crush Falluja (which the Americans are already doing) if the city does not cooperate by "turning over" terrorists, something the people of the city have no ability to do. And now suddenly he says he's going to provide $2 million in aid to the ravaged city. Your guess is as good as mine, but I'd say this man is even less stable than Saddam Hussein.

Battles between US forces and insurgents in Falluja lasted for nine hours on Sunday and were punctuated by air strikes.

"I think the residents of Falluja don't want this sort of peace. They want real peace, not a peace that stabs in the back and strikes and destroys homes and kills women," Jumaili said.

"Who asks for peace while bombs strike? Who agrees to peace when women are being killed?"


Oh, wow. We never thought of that.

Al-Jumaili is a member of the Mujahideen Shura (council) of tribal notables and insurgent leaders in Falluja, which has been in the hands of guerrillas since a US offensive in April failed to dislodge them. Police there do not answer to Baghdad.

The negotiator said he had met US civilian and political representatives, not Iraqi police or the US-established Iraqi National Guard.

"The US representatives said Falluja will receive their rightful reconstruction aid and compensation soon, but they need time," said al-Jumaili.

"We told them that they had enough time and it was time for them to hold talks and achieve peace."


Ah. The reason Allawi has flip-flopped to an offer of aid money. I would trust that puppet asshole as much as I trust Bush. And I'm sure that al-Jumaili is at least that smart.

US civilian and political representatives are negotiating the deals. Sovereign, eh? What a joke. Because you'll believe anything.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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