I know what Negroponte's assignement in Iraq is.

[CoffeeAnnan]

He is going to set up death squads using Iraqis led by American "advisers" in much the same way he did in El Salvador.After each operation, disinformation will be used to blame Sunnis for Shiites' massacres and Shiites for Sunnis Massacres or the Kurds will be blamed when both are involved.

He is there to develop a new growth industry,death,in Iraq.This will spread terror among civilians and they will be made to believe that it is not the fault of the American Forces.The propaganda organs will be in full blast mode about our mission to spread Democracy and Freedom while the real mission will be the one Negroponte is embarked on.

Operation Phoenix, MidEast Version.

[peacetalksforall]

1. Is or was? Negroponte left Iraq. He's our new unbrella man....

he got the new 'Intelligence Chief' position. Now, isn't that swift?

[CoffeeAnnan]

3. Murderous thugs like Negroponte may be given fancy titles and relocated

away from the scene of their crimes, but they never seem to rest.

[peacetalksforall]

4. Doesn't it seem sad in retrospective...those poor people in Central

America and those who tried to help them. They were so alone against the PURE U.S.. So ignored. What per cent of the citizens knew or tried to keep up with what was going on. We were secretive and moved with stealth against a region...for corporations.

If you can think this weirdly...Iraqis are luckier than those Central American innocents were. Don't shun me for saying this. But at least there are more people in the U.S. bleeding for the Iraq innocents than there ever were for our friends to the south.

What a diabolical group we have ruling us.

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. They have already started this.

The victims are already telling the truth about this. It didn't take very long to get started on this, the stakes for having a docile populace are much higher in Iraq than they were in SA, thus the quick reliance on these methods.

[bobthedrummer]

5. Negroponte is our intelligence "czar" but what you suggest is supported.

Phoenix Rising by Robert Dreyfuss
http://www.prospect.org/print/V15/1/dreyfuss-r.html

Moving Targets/Task Force 121 by Seymour Hersh
http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?031215fa_fact

[carpetbagger]

6. How can we set up death squads?

We can't even get out of the Green Zone without a large convoy.

I know he'd do it if he could, but right now every damn unit of the Iraqi puppet army and police is infiltrated.

When I say Iraq is worse than Vietnam, it's because we can't even get deep enough into the country to screw it up on purpose.