(UN) Annan adviser attacks American occupation and Bremer's tactics

[papau]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1192185,00.html

Annan adviser attacks American occupation and Bremer's tactics

Jonathan Steele in Baghdad
Thursday April 15, 2004
The Guardian

The UN's adviser on Iraq made a surprising attack on Washington's handling of its year-long occupation last night, condemning the detention of prisoners without trial or charge and offering a withering analysis of America's governance of the country.
Lakhdar Brahimi, a respected veteran diplomat who used to be the senior UN representative in Afghanistan and now serves as special adviser on Iraq to the UN secretary general, Kofi Annan, also criticised the Americans for their onslaught on Falluja.

"The cordoning off and siege of a city is not acceptable," he said. His comments, on a day when the US said that another eight of its soldiers had died, were unexpectedly sharp.

Mr Brahimi is known as a cautious diplomat in public, but he made it clear he was speaking in the name of most Iraqis. <snip>

Mr Brahimi made it clear he thought it a grave mistake for the US to have dismissed thousands of qualified professional people, including teachers, doctors and engineers, simply because of their links with the now outlawed Ba'ath party.

He said sacking former army officers had caused problems. <snip>

[bpilgrim]

1. well, the world gave * a whole year

and it has only gotton WORSE.

the neoCONs are not gonna have the wits to run an effective campaign being hit from all sides. :bounce:



peace