Journalist defends murder allegations

[the Kelly Gang]

## now that Allawi has been appointed as PM by the US the former CIA agent and Saddam associate has become a 'respected statesman' overnight..and will be investigating himself now Iraq is a 'soveriegn nation'.
Dopey Australian Foreign Minister Lord Alexander Downer of Bhagdad is defending the man and stating, despite Paul McGeoh being one of that countries most respected reporters, that it's only '2 witnesses' and putting down the report in the most derogatory manner..that didn't stop the country acting on a few dodgy witnesses and waging war..

as they say in Thailand..'new boss, same same old boss"
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Journalist defends murder allegations
July 19, 2004 - 10:39AM
Iraq justice to deal with Allawi claims: Hill
Iraqi PM executed six prisoners: witnesses

"The Australian journalist behind claims that Iraq's new prime minister shot up to six prisoners today defended the story and information it was based on.

Age journalist Paul McGeough on Saturday reported claims that two witnesses saw Iyad Allawi pull a pistol and execute suspected insurgents at a Baghdad police station in the week before last month's handover.

Iraq's Human Rights Minister Bakhtiyar Amin has promised to investigate the claims, despite saying he does not believe they are true.

But Mr McGeough today stood by the sources for his story. "

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http://theage.com.au/articles/2004/07/19/1090089070526.html?oneclick=true

[mhr]

1. One Thug Begets Another Thug Begets Another Apologist

'THIS IS NO DIFFERENT THAN WHAT HAPPENS AT THE SKULL & BONES INITIATION...I'M TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING A GOOD TIME. THESE PEOPLE -- YOU EVER HEARD OF EMOTIONAL RELEASE? YOU EVER HEARD OF NEEDING TO BLOW SOME STEAM OFF?'

[DulceDecorum]

5. Let Freedom Reign?

Iyad Allawi is one of a US-backed clique of secular Iraqi opposition figures who lived in exile until the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime in April 2003.
But he has the advantage as prime minister - to paraphrase one commentator - of being equally mistrusted by everyone in Iraq's multifarious population.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3757923.stm

It goes without saying that adults should be allowed to engage in whatever sexual activities they desire, provided all parties consent. That's what Chatterbox wants to believe, anyway, and mostly does. But what about when the desired sexual activity is torture?
http://slate.msn.com/?id=2074821
Or murder?

A former Ba'athist, Mr Allawi set up and leads the CIA-supported Iraqi National Accord which carried out bombings in Saddam Hussein's Iraq. In the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, the INA provided intelligence about alleged weapons of mass destruction to MI6. Mr Allawi is also alleged to have executed 6 Iraqi prisoners in June 2004 himself to "send a clear message to the police on how to deal with insurgents".

Allawi has lived about half of his life in the UK and retains British citizenship.

On July 17, two Australian newspapers, the Sydney Morning Herald <17> (http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/16/1089694568757.html?oneclick=true), <18> (http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0716-01.htm) and The Age <19> (http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/07/16/1089694560142.html?oneclick=true), published an article alleging that one week before the handover of sovereignty, Allawi himself summarily executed six suspected insurgents at a Baghdad police station. The allegations are backed up by two independent sources <20> (http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2004/s1155990.htm) and the execution is said to have taken place in presence of about a dozen Iraqi police, four American security men and Interior Minister Falah al-Naqib. Mr Allawi reportedly said that the execution was to "send a clear message to the police on how to deal with insurgents". Both Allawi's office and Naqib have denied the report. US ambassador John Negroponte did not clearly deny the allegations.

On 18. July, Iraqi militants offered a $285,000 reward for anyone who could kill Iyad Allawi.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iyad_Allawi

FRAGGING: assassination of an officer by his own troops,
usually by means of a grenade.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/refer/language.html

[Cocoa]

2. the human rights minister should recuse himself

his quote shows that he's too biased to do a real investigation.

[UTUSN]

3. Kick n/t

[JNelson6563]

4. 2 witnesses was the standard set by bible

:shrug: