Of
course there are hirelings every where in the world!
every one of them have a price, some is bought with money and others
with "rewarding" jobs!
for example the newly appointed "Iraqi ambassador" in the UK was
rewarded with this "prestigious" and definitely well paid post at the
capital of a the second important member of the coalition that invaded
his country, and most probably he was lobbing for the invasion!!!
One of the conditions to get the ambassadorship is to call for relations
with the Zionist enemy, which is a prerequisite his American master
enforce on all of those who look for
"rewarding jobs in the the colaborators regime.
Iraq's U.K. envoy: Baghdad lobby
favors Israel ties
By Sharon Sadden
Haaretz
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Al-Shaikhly told Haaretz that he did not have "any problem with Israel
or Israelis who wish to visit Iraq," but he also noted, "I really don't
know what is the position as of yet, but you should know there is a
strong lobby working for you in Iraq."
"He said the Iraqis would
ask for the presence of the coalition as long as they could not manage
on their own."
LONDON - A
powerful lobby is developing in Baghdad to promote the idea of
diplomatic relations with Israel, the new Iraqi ambassador to Great
Britain told Haaretz yesterday.
Dr. Salah al-Shaikhly,
who was appointed two months ago, said that the issue will be raised
after the general elections, and "now is not the right time." Al-Shaikhly
told Haaretz that he did not have "any problem with Israel or Israelis
who wish to visit Iraq," but he also noted, "I really don't know what is
the position as of yet, but you should know there is a strong lobby
working for you in Iraq."
When asked if he was referring to the Americans, Al-Shaikhly
responded, "No, I mean Iraqis, in Iraq, who want to establish relations
with Israel, who are in favor of this idea. But the current situation is
so uncertain, so volatile that any attempt to push this through, at this
point, will most certainly backfire.
"The situation in
Iraq is not directed at present by rational and clear thinking, but by
strong emotions. The situation is very dangerous, like in the
Israel-Palestine conflict and I would advise to proceed with caution.
The right things need to be done at the right moment. We need
to find the moment, like in music, when all the instruments are in tune.
We have so many problems before we can consider the issue of
Israel; we need to bring people together from all sections of the
society, to persuade them violence never pays."
Al-Shaikhly
leveled veiled criticism at the Western media's presentation of a gloomy
and pessimistic picture of events in Iraq, without balancing it out with
more positive elements.
Al-Shaikhly
described the rebuilding of the country from the ground up, after the
deposition of a murderous regime and the collapse of all state
institutions, and the difficulty of rebuilding systems at a time
when terrorists were invading the country and fighting the coalition
forces.
The new Iraqi ambassador said he believed the decision to
disband the Iraqi army and all the security forces and the police was a
mistake, which made efforts to enforce law and order very difficult.
He said the Iraqis would ask for the presence of the coalition as
long as they could not manage on their own.
Al-Shaikhly says
he believes all terror organizations and the armed underground cells in
Iraq cannot be regarded equally or categorized with the same label. He
noted the presence of Al-Qaida operatives working against the U.S.,
those who were oppressed by Saddam and are seeking vengeance, militias
from various countries, including Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria and
Yemen, and in the middle, ordinary Iraqi civilians who have lost work
and property and want to live in a properly run country.
Al-Shaikhly also says that despite the difficulties, there are
improvements in Iraq. "Barely two months in operation, and all the
government ministries are active, and people work there on a daily
basis. Baghdad has more policemen and security personnel than ever
before; all public places and government buildings are secure and we are
also working on $1.8 billion investment plan to rejuvenate the economy."
He noted that the new regime was conducting training programs, but that
people find out about them only when those studying in them are killed.
The secret to stability, he said, was giving people work. He noted that
the insurgents in the Al-Mahadi army that are fighting the coalition
forces receive $400 a month, and that was the only reason they were
there.
However, the real test would be the elections, he said, noting that the
government is working now to stabilize the situation, to draft support
and to bring all the streams and factions into the political system to
convince them that violence doesn't pay.
Al-Shaikhly told
Haaretz that he himself has encountered logistical difficulties. "We
have some real technical problems, for instance, we didn't even have a
work place until a few days ago. Shortly after the fall of the regime,
people broke into the Iraqi Embassy in London. They destroyed equipment,
and smashed everything. Even the windows were broken, and during the
heavy rains the place was flooded. Now the situation is much better, and
I hope to be able to offer consular services next week."
Al-Shaikhly
avoided mentioning Iran as an enemy, despite accusations by the Iraqi
defense minister of Iranian interference in internal Iraqi affairs and
his definition of Iran as "public enemy number one." According to al-Shaikhly,
"Iraq has good relations with the official structures of government in
both Iran and Saudi Arabia. The problem is that these structures do not
have control over the fanatical zealots that send forces across the
border to Iraq. We approached the two governments and asked them to deal
with this, as they are better equipped than we are to do so."