Another secret Iraqi opposition meeting in London, sponsord by USA

The Iraqi opposition held another secret meeting on Thursday in London under the auspices of the USA.

The Monte Carlo radio correspondents in London said that the meeting which lasted for two days and included American officials and members from the Iraqi opposition who discussed the question of "preparation for democracy after toppling the Iraqi regime." The correspondent said that this was the fourth meeting run by the US Department of State for the Iraqi opposition.

One of the Iraqi opposition members, Adnan Makkeyah, said that the decision of launching the war is strategic, not only for changing those who rule Iraq, rather to bring in a better regime.

Makkeyah explained that for the first time there will be a new and qualitative relations with the US. relations which stress changes in the American policy which used to be based on dealing with regimes such as Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

The spokesman for the Iraqi opposition Albert Yaldha said "we do not feel ashamed to receive financial aids from the US in order to topple Saddam," while Adnan Makkeyah said that "Saddam Hussein once again threatens to kill Iraqis by poisonous gases."

Salem al-Jalabi, an Iraqi opposition member, said that his uncle Ahmad al-Jalabi is not interested in getting a leading post in Iraq because the Iraqi people have to choose.

The correspondent added that Masoud al- Barazani took part in the meetings of the Iraqi opposition.

Meantime, the former US ambassador to the UN Richard Holbrooke accused the Iraqi opposition of corruption. He stressed that Ahmad al-Jalabi wants to be the prime minister for the Iraqi government.