US force storms Allawi's Home

[ECH1969]

An Iraqi security source disclosed Wednesday that the US forces stormed the home of former Iraqi Premier Iyad Allawi who leads the Iraqi list, one of the biggest Iraqi parliament blocs, and arrested eight of his bodyguards.

The source told Kuna that the US force of four Humvies and tanks stormed Allawi's National Reconciliation Movement's list and ransacked its contents at the Raghma Khatoun neighborhood.

A US army spokesman denied any comment on the storming and said he knew nothing about that.

The National Reconciliation Movement did not make any statement on the storming attempt.

http://www.kuna.net.kw/Home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=917688

This article is from November 6 as it says at the bottom of the page the top date is wrong

[On the Road]

1. What the....?

It would seem our quislings have a tendency to stray when they're no longer in sight.

[ECH1969]

2. It could be because Allawi is a Baathist who keeps alot of Baathist friends

[ShaneGR]

5. No, he's a Shia, who was in exile for 30 years....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iyad_Allawi

He was a Bath party member before his exile though. It's unclear what this could be about. I'd guess some connection to death squads killing Sunni's (we're targetting both sides on this).

EDIT: This could also be a financial issue (laundering) or communication with the Iranians kind of thing.

[ECH1969]

6. He may be a Shia, but he is secular he could care less about religion

He has kept close ties with Baath parties members is Syria and Jordan. Not Saddamists mind you, but old school Baathists.

[ShaneGR]

7. Ya, I just reread through it, seems he's a Chalabi guy...

Wonder what they're trying to nail him on.

[lapfog_1]

3. This wouldn't be the first time we tried to arrest our own former sock puppet

Leader of the Quisling government, it would seem, is not a good thing to have on your resume...

[ECH1969]

4. The US has tried to arrest

Chalabi and Sadr before as well. Neither worked out so well.

[saigon68]

8. Sock Puppet Chalabi-----

LOL

[conscious evolution]

9. Could this be connected to Rumsfailed getting the boot?