Check out this re****t publicised by the Iranian news site PRESS TV
(reproduced in its entirety below):
<http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=55213§ionid=3510303>
It is quite taletelling. As an interesting side aspect, I'd note that
the Iraqi goverment, though it rather obviously cannot be anything else
than US-sanctioned, is sometimes ****trayed as being, in principle,
opposed to foreign occupation of Iraqi territory. If what this re****t
states is true, it is difficult to believe even a shred of that assertion.
Re****t brought to attention by the Ron Paul followers' site: "Daily
Paul": <http://www.dailypaul.com/node/48792>
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US laying foundation for Iraq colonization
Sun, 11 May 2008 23:07:37
'Selling Iraq to the US' is what best describes a secret security accord
between the Bush administration and the government of Iraq.
Wa****ngton drew out a draft proposal for a security deal in January
2008, a preliminary part of which was signed by officials of the two
countries on March 17.
The negotiation, set to conclude in late July, will not only establish
the basis for a long-term US occupation of Iraq, but will also turn the
country into a US colony and yet another military base for Wa****ngton in
the Middle East.
The accord with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government will replace
the UN mandate and allow multinational military presence in the country.
This 'firm handshake' between the US president and the Iraqi prime
minister is referred to by the Western media as the Status Of Forces
Agreement (SOFA).
While every revealed article of the agreement is tied to security and
military arrangements, Western media ****trays the accord as mere
cooperation in the areas of politics, economics, culture and security.
All the provisions of the agreement have been introduced in a haze of
ambiguity as transparency in the issue would certainly provoke an outcry
among the weary people of Iraq.
One look at Article 10 of the treaty makes it apparent that the US
administration hopes to quietly impose the binding contract and
legitimize its indefinite military presence in the country.
"As long as Iraqi security/military forces are not well-trained,
security hasn't been ensured, the neighboring states pose a threat, and
terrorist attacks continue, the treaty will be officially binding and
both parties are obliged to implement it."
The first article of the treaty allows the US Army to carry out military
operations in Iraq at any time and any place.
Under Article 2, American and British troops can arrest suspects at any
time without the consent of the Iraqi government.
Article 3 reinforces Article 10 by asserting that there are no time
limits for the presence of American forces, thus annulling the 1790 UN
Security Council anti-occupation Resolution.
The contents of the treaty will dissipate all hopes of a sovereign Iraq,
turning the country into a medieval US colony.
According to Article 4, American servicemen and non-servicemen are not
obliged to attend any court hearings in Iraq, literally granting them
capitulation privileges.
Article 7 puts the Iraqi ministries of defense, interior and
intelligence under the direct supervision of US officials, ensuring Iraq
will be officially governed by the United States.
Article 6 allows the US to set up 41 military bases in Iraq; Article 8
provides American forces with the authority to supervise arms sales as
well as train Iraqi military and law enforcement personnel.
Article 9 argues that as a member of the international community Iraq
must recognize Israel and unconditionally sup****t Wa****ngton's Middle
East policies.
Which government can claim it has the right to delegate the fate of the
nation that has entrusted it with executive powers?
Yet, there is but a shred of a doubt that this treaty has no objective
other than handing Iraq over to the United States.
One must ask what has made al-Maliki and political leaders of the
Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council and al-Dawa party sink so low as to
consider signing such a degrading and demeaning accord.
The US has clearly been successful in duping certain Iraqi officials
into launching a crackdown on the resistance fighters of Mahdi Army,
claiming the lives of a myriad of innocent civilians.
It is evident that Wa****ngton deliberately dragged Iraqi echelons into
the battlegrounds as part of a devious plot to cause a rift between ****a
parties in the hope of debilitating resistance movements.
These extortionist plots, however, considering the current situation in
the war-torn country and the growing hatred toward the occupiers seem to
have been in vein.
According to senior Iraqi politician Mohsen Hakim, the Iraqi government
conceded to the accord only on certain conditions: US forces should not
establish large-scale military bases in the country, should avoid using
Iraqi territory for military purposes, and need to recognize Iraq's
right to secure deals with other countries.
These conditions, although deficient, do not counter the humiliating
effects of the other contractual obligations of the treaty, thus
compelling Iraq to go under the yoke of the United States.
SOFA is yet another US attempt to gain tacit sup****t of two main ****a
parties al-Dawa and the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council in a bid to foment
discord and manipulate public opinion regarding the county's Islamic
resistance movement, setting the stage for a new puppet government in
the country.
What is even more astoni****ng is that Iraqi political leaders are
falling for this political legerdemain and are willingly digging their
own graves.
Of course, one should not forget that if the US conspiracy succeeds, the
same people who brought the current Iraqi leaders to power will withdraw
their sup****t and entrust their future to another Islamic government.
CS/SBB/HGH/AA
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