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Thursday, March 3, 2005 Iraq: Security for none SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER EDITORIAL BOARD Fresh violence has rudely tempered the optimism raised by the Iraqi elections. Tuesday brought the assassination of a judge and a lawyer involved in the special tribunal established to try Saddam Hussein and his henchmen. Parwiz Muhammad Mahmoud al-Merani, a judge, and his son, Aryan Mahmoud al-Merani, a lawyer, were gunned down in front of their home. The murders took place the day that five top members of Saddam's deposed government were referred for trial before the tribunal. A dozen Iraqi police officers were also killed Tuesday, a day after the suicide bombing in Hilla that killed 125 people. While the twin assassinations' intended message was obvious, the two days' deaths delivered the additional message that security remains a fantasy in Iraq, even for those who are presumably afforded the highest level of protection. It is not enough for the Bush administration to laud the courage of Iraqis trying to build a representative government out of the rubble and chaos left by the American invasion and occupation. If there is insufficient security to hold accountable the deposed dictator and his government, has the dictator truly been deposed? Thomas Jefferson admonished that the tree of liberty must occasionally be watered with the blood of patriots and tyrants. But unless dramatically increased security can close the floodgates of violence, any hopes for peace, let alone liberty, in Iraq will be drowned. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> DonorsChoose. A simple way to provide underprivileged children resources often lacking in public schools. Fund a student project in NYC/NC today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/EHLuJD/.WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
