New moves for the Iraqi opposition
Iraq, Politics, 12/4/2001

The Kuwaiti daily al-Rai al-Am has disclosed quoting Iraqi opposition sources that there are contacts between several leaders and officers of the Iraqi opposition abroad to form a military council planning to topple the regime of Saddam Hussein and filling the political, administrative and military vacuum after toppling it, noting that that these contacts achieved great strides amid an Arab, regional and international interest that might be changed into a political recognition in the coming phase.

In press statements, the sources abstained from unveiling steps to be taken so far on the ground of having care on the secrecy of work aiming at extending links with leaders and army officers of the Iraqi army and the armed forces inside Iraq and to make them involved in the responsibilities later.

The sources said that the former Iraqi army chief of staff Lt. Gen. Nizar Abdul Karim al-Khazranji, is considered one of the prominent candidates for the presidency of the military council which will include 600 army officers of various grades.

The paper indicated that the observers did not rule out the implementation of the Afghani scene and the moves of the northern alliance forces, as well as the attacks of the American warplanes against Iraq. The paper indicated the readiness of a delegation of the opposition national conference led by Ahmad al- Jalabi to hold a new visit to Washington to complete the talks with the American officials held earlier this month.

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