Tehran Times: U.S. Plots Coup in Iraq to Bring Baathists to Power

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Has the White House decided the democratically elected Iraqi governemnt has failed? According to this op-ed article from Iran's tightly-controlled Tehran Times, the Bush Adminstration has decided to engineer a return to Sunni-Baathist control, against the will of Iraqi majority Shiites - and more importantly, Iran's Shiites.

By Hassan Hanizadeh

November 26, 2006
Iran - Tehran Times - Home Page (English)


The terrorist bombings that killed more than 220 residents of Baghdad's Sadr City on Thursday have caused great concern among Iranians. The bloodshed comes at a time when U.S. forces are responsible for maintaining security in important areas of Iraq's cities.

The increasing insecurity and the focus of the terrorist attacks on Shiites show that there's an organized conspiracy against the Iraqi majority. Vice President Dick Cheney's secret visit to Baghdad and former secretary of state James A. Baker, who is currently the chairman of the Iraq Study Group, are both part of the conspiracy.

<Editor's Note: Although widely reported, Vice President Cheney's office has denied he visited Baghdad>.

As these developments were unfolding, it was announced that Tariq Aziz, the former Iraqi foreign minister and close aide of Saddam Hussein, would soon be released from prison.

In fact, these events are all part of a new American plot to topple Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's elected government and hand control of the country to Baathist elements.

After 43 months of occupation, American plans in Iraq have hit a brick wall. U.S. officials believe that the root of their failure is that Shiites are struggling to regain their rights through democratic elections. But the Americans are under the mistaken belief that Iraq's minority can best guarantee U.S. interests because they enjoy the support of some Arab states .


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