Communist party official killed northeast of Baghdad

[leftchick]

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/i_latestdetail.asp?id=24543

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An official in the Iraqi Communist party was assassinated northeast of Baghdad, a party spokesman said Saturday.


Munir Jabar was returning home late Friday when unknown gunmen opened fire on him in the town of Buhriz , about 55 kilometers (35 miles) northeast of Baghdad, said the party official in Baqouba who identified himself as Abu Adel.


Jabar was the head of a committee responsible of coordinating with other political parties in Diala province.

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Iraq's Communist Party _ which was banned under Saddam Hussein's dictatorship _ cooperated closely with the U.S. occupation authorities and is now part of the interim government of Prime Minister Ayad Allawi. Culture Minister Mufeed al-Jazaeri is a party member.

[markus]

1. It's also the largest party in Iraq,

Or at least it was immiately after the war, if only because it was one of the few that survived on the group (clandestinely) under Saddam.

Funny as hell, ain't it?

I wonder if old Cold Warriors like Bob Novak and Condi Rice appreciate the irony?