CIA warns of Iraq civil war

[Flagg]

CIA warns of Iraq civil war
By WARREN P. STROBEL and JONATHAN S. LANDAY
Knight Ridder Newspapers



WASHINGTON - CIA officers in Iraq are warning that the country may be on a path to civil war, current and former U.S. officials said Wednesday, starkly contradicting the upbeat assessment that President Bush gave in his State of the Union address.

The CIA officers' bleak assessment was delivered verbally to Washington this week, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the classified information involved.

The warning echoed growing fears that Iraq's Shiite majority, which has until now grudgingly accepted the U.S. occupation, could turn to violence if its demands for direct elections are spurned.

Meanwhile, Iraq's Kurdish minority is pressing its demand for autonomy and shares of oil revenue.


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[izzie]

1. Looks like that to me. It is reading around on the net, not general news.

Women seem to be really up tight with religious laws going in also. I do not think Bush cares as long as he gets out fast so he can get elected. Looks like the oil deals did not go through to they will have to rob the country blind by selling off every thing else.