Allawi promises aid to Falluja

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Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi says his government will send a $2 million aid package to residents of Falluja, which has been the focus of near nightly US air and ground attacks.

The US-approved interim PM also said his government would extend across the country an arms-for-cash programme that started last week in the Baghdad suburb of Sadr City, in a bid to rid the streets of weapons ahead of planned January elections.

"We will open this disarmament initiative to all the cities in the country, we will start with Basra," Iraq's second city in the south, Allawi said in a speech to the interim Iraqi parliament.

Meanwhile, Macedonian officials said they were investigating a purproted Iraqi group's reported claims to have executed two Macedonians for allegedly spying for US forces in Iraq.

al Jazeera

[tlcandie]

1. Well... is there anyone left to aid?

:cry: A lot of good money will do when you loose whole families!

[bemildred]

2. I liked the pic of Allawi with the merc.

Doesn't he look like an ad for Valium and tums?

[acmavm]

3. Yeah, I'm sure a few bucks will make up for dead family and friends.

That's how the Americans do it, he must think that it will work for him too.

[daleo]

4. Threats and bribes

That is what is behind this idea. With their track record, they will withhold the money anyway.

[AlCzervik]

5. Now by "Aid" i translate that to "Flatten"

but then i'm a tad cynical.