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Committee to reveal names of Iraqi officials working for CIA
24/02/2012 13:57
BAGHDAD, Feb.24 (AKnews)- Some Iraqi security officials receive salaries from the CIA and their names will be revealed soon, an MP at the committee of security and defense said today.
Hakem al-Zamli said that there are "senior Iraqi official who we know about" working for the CIA but their names will be disclosed after the committee ends its investigation in this regard.
He accused those officials of "working for the parties who intend to harm Iraq."
At the same time, the MP described the Iraqi intelligence "motionless and ineffective".
"Yesterday's bombings were to deliver the message that Iraq is not ready to host Arab League Summit and sadly the message was delivered," Zamli added.
Series of bombings struck 12 cities in Iraq yesterday morning leaving behind at least 55 dead and more than 255 wounded. Al-Qaeda wing in Iraq, the Islamic State of Iraq, claimed the responsibility of the attacks which it said were in retaliation for the "torture of imprisoned Sunni men and women."
Many parties pointed the finger at the "ineffective" intelligence and deemed the bombings were to warn against holding Arab Summit in Baghdad late in March. The Summit was postponed twice for security reasons.
Zamli also advised the Iraqi security service "to get rid of its lurkers", consolidate its authority and efficiency in detecting explosives and allocate more funds to the Ministry of Defense for to better empower and mobilize forces.
He was critical of the fact that still 40% of the Iraqi space cannot be controlled by radar.
By Yazin al-Sahmari
Edited by Abdullah Sabri
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24/02/2012 13:57
BAGHDAD, Feb.24 (AKnews)- Some Iraqi security officials receive salaries from the CIA and their names will be revealed soon, an MP at the committee of security and defense said today.
Hakem al-Zamli said that there are "senior Iraqi official who we know about" working for the CIA but their names will be disclosed after the committee ends its investigation in this regard.
He accused those officials of "working for the parties who intend to harm Iraq."
At the same time, the MP described the Iraqi intelligence "motionless and ineffective".
"Yesterday's bombings were to deliver the message that Iraq is not ready to host Arab League Summit and sadly the message was delivered," Zamli added.
Series of bombings struck 12 cities in Iraq yesterday morning leaving behind at least 55 dead and more than 255 wounded. Al-Qaeda wing in Iraq, the Islamic State of Iraq, claimed the responsibility of the attacks which it said were in retaliation for the "torture of imprisoned Sunni men and women."
Many parties pointed the finger at the "ineffective" intelligence and deemed the bombings were to warn against holding Arab Summit in Baghdad late in March. The Summit was postponed twice for security reasons.
Zamli also advised the Iraqi security service "to get rid of its lurkers", consolidate its authority and efficiency in detecting explosives and allocate more funds to the Ministry of Defense for to better empower and mobilize forces.
He was critical of the fact that still 40% of the Iraqi space cannot be controlled by radar.
By Yazin al-Sahmari
Edited by Abdullah Sabri
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