Iraq asks Australia to help train its spies

[maddezmom]

SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia, which is already training the new Iraqi police and military forces, has been asked to help train Iraq (news - web sites)'s intelligence and security officers.


Defence Minister Robert Hill, who has just returned from a fourth visit to Iraq, said he had been asked by Iraqi national security adviser Qassim Da'ud to extend the military training programme to the intelligence community

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Minister Da'ud also said there were good opportunities for Australian companies to win construction contracts in Iraq in the coming months with a number of major projects about to get under way," Hill said.


They included a major port area being developed in southern Iraq, as well as agricultural, irrigation and salinity projects.

more: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1530&ncid=731&e=3&u=/afp/20041206/wl_asia_afp/iraq_australia_military_spies

[bullimiami]

1. Wait a minute. WHO asked? Iraq??

There is NO Iraq, just an installed Bush puppet.
So Bushco asked through their surrogates in Iraq.

[Matilda]

2. Yep, Bush asked, and Howard won't say no.

All those contracts up for grabs - can't get in the way of business.

I'm so ashamed.