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Arrests of more than 35 trainees from various security agencies involved in recent bombings ...

December 17, 2009

Maliki criticizes intelligence and Warns against political interference in the security issue

Baghdad, Tariq al-Araji

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's warned political interference and the new security issue, and expressed astonishment seize intelligence information for the purposes of said itcomes as part of electoral propaganda.

Mr Maliki unveiled at a news conference attended by the "morning" yesterday, the arrest of more than 35 trainees from various security agencies involved in recent bombings in Baghdad,

He said: that Iraq is in these days, mobility and a broad background on the crimes against the al-Qaeda and the Baath Party, which he said aimed to disrupt the elections and disrupt the political process and to return Iraq to the back. Maliki reiterated that the will of the people that won in the end, adding that the successes were significant after that Baghdad was in total isolation during the period from 2005 to 2007.

He expressed his pain Some said that Iraq has no strategic plan in dealing with security, explaining that if there were not a plan for successful of these devices in to take control and establish security on the ground after Al Qaeda and the Baath Party in control of many areas from around the the country.

He said the security strategy should stay the spread of the army and police checkpoints and raids and the continued addition to increased intelligence work, especially that terrorism is now moving in the shadows requires the availability of information, stressing that the strikes against al Qaeda and the Baath Party will continue to until we eliminate them.

Maliki and wished to do the relationship between the citizen and the security forces to accelerate the defeat of terrorism, noting that the Council of Ministers decided yesterday, granting a reward of one hundred million dinars for every citizen, give information about a car bomb ..

He said it was painful and surprising that intelligence is violated, since it appeared the enemy knows strengths and weaknesses, and was on security and defense committee to discuss the subject without the dissemination of information. "

Maliki warned politicians to speak on the security side, and described it as a red line, and said: "Anyone who believes that he gets confused victories in the elections is the most important, everyone must be responsible." Urging the world to help Iraq in its war on terrorism, a responsible attitude ,

Al-Maliki said the security breaches will affect the timing of the withdrawal of U.S. troops, once again being accused of some States to intervene and participate in security tensions, and said: "the intervention was still ongoing, but these interventions are not in the interest of these countries."

He said the sectarian crisis earlier implicated a number of politicians with terrorist groups, but stressed that the investigation did not mention any connection to any political entity with the recent bombings, saying that "something positive."