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Handlers like al-Tamimi are usually anonymous and almost never claim responsibility for their part in suicide operations. But the terrorism that has plagued Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein would not have been possible without men like al-Tamimi, who says he organizes attacks for several insurgent organizations, ranging from hard-core jihadis like Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi's al-Qaeda operation in Iraq to more obscure Iraqi nationalist groups. "These are the guys who supply the intel and networks," says the Rand Corp.'s counterterrorism expert Bruce Hoffman. "They are the terrorists' trump card--and our Achilles...
...fertile ground for democracy. The layers of tribal fabric that make up Iraq are too complex for Western leaders to handle. Once American troops leave - as they eventually must - the only alternative to a tribal war in Iraq would be the installation of a strongman, a surrogate for Saddam Hussein on a short leash. With an autocratic leader in place, in six months there would be social order in Iraq good enough to protect U.S. oil interests, which is what the war is all about. Chris Keating Quebec City, Canada...
...With reporting by Aparisim Ghosh, Hussein Hamdi Rajab, As'sad Majid and Yousif Basil
...when the former anti-militarist turned humanitarian interventionist backed German troop participation in Kosovo and later questioned Donald Rumsfeld on the eve of the Iraq war. ("Excuse me, I am not convinced," he told the U.S. Defense Secretary about claims that weapons of mass destruction were hidden in Saddam Hussein's Iraq.) Schröder was not an active '68er. But he too absorbed the values of the protesters and their hunger for social justice. His ready grin and populist touch were for many young Germans a welcome relief from Helmut Kohl, his predecessor as Chancellor, whose fondness for woollen...
...that all countries are fertile ground for democracy. The layers of tribal fabric that make up Iraq are way too complex. Once American troops leave--as they eventually must--the only alternative to a tribal war in Iraq would be the installation of a strongman, a surrogate for Saddam Hussein on a short leash. With an autocratic leader in place, there would be social order in Iraq good enough to protect U.S. oil interests, which is what the war is all about...