Iraqi official accuses U.S. troops of human rights violations.

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Source: AP via International Herald Tribune

BAGHDAD: A key adviser to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki accused U.S. forces Saturday of human rights violations, embarassing the government and cooperating with "gangs of killers" in its campaign against al-Qaida in Iraq.

Legislator Hassan al-Suneid also told The Associated Press that al-Maliki has problems with the top U.S. commander Gen. David Petraeus, who works along a "purely American vision."

Al-Suneid said the U.S. strategy "is to arm whoever is against al-Qaida at a time when there are gangs against al-Qaida that kill. These are gangs of killers."

He was referring to U.S. overtures to Sunni groups in Anbar and Diyala, encouraging former insurgents to join the fight against al-Qaida in Iraq.

Read more: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/14/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-US.php

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1. Whoever turned a peaceful Iraq to civil war...

might as well be aligned with al Qaeda, George.

[David__77]

2. Hey, then demand US troops leave.

They can say it out loud and direct, and then surely the political pressure for withdrawal will become tremendous. But no, the Iraqi "government" is a puppet of US power.

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3. I'm shocked.

not

x(

[rodeodance]

4. passing out more guns to all is certainly not a solution to violence.