Reply #14: Annan Warns on Iraqis' Civil Liberties

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Annan Warns on Iraqis' Civil Liberties

Thu Mar 10, 8:45 PM ET Middle East - AP


By NICK WADHAMS, Associated Press Writer

UNITED NATIONS - With violence in Iraq (news - web sites) returning to pre-election levels, the U.N. secretary-general warned the Iraqi leadership and American military Thursday to take care not to step on the civil liberties of an increasingly frustrated population while fighting to crush the revitalized insurgency.

Kofi Annan (news - web sites) also said in his report that the scale and sophistication of insurgent attacks were increasing, worrying signs as Iraq's new leaders prepare to take power. Earlier Thursday, a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque killed at least 47 people, and on Feb. 28, a suicide car bomber killed 125 people, mostly Shiite police and National Guard recruits.


Iraqis will expect security and living conditions to improve now that their elections are complete, but the government and multinational forces must tread carefully, Annan said.

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=736&e=10&u=/ap/20050311/ap_on_re_mi_ea/un_iraq

Kofi must be confused ..Iraq is now a democracy