Iraqi security forces say politicians were behind Iraq attacks

[sabra]

Source: CS Monitor

Iraqi security forces and citizens were on edge Tuesday after a string of attacks that has raised fears of instability and sparked accusations that the government has become too consumed with forming a coalition to be able to protect its citizens.

Iraqi officials immediately blamed Al Qaeda in Iraq for the violence Tuesday, which killed more than 100 people in the deadliest day in Iraq this year.

The US State Department said the attacks would not "undermine the confidence the Iraqi people have demonstrated in their government and their security forces.” But the attacks appear to have not only undermined Iraqi confidence in their security forces but the security forces’ confidence in their government.

Many Iraqis, including police and soldiers, say they believe their own politicians are behind the attacks.

“I can’t speak badly about security because I don’t want to spoil the image of the security services, but to tell you the truth, it is not good,” says a policeman near the site of one of the checkpoint attacks. “This is a struggle for power – none of the citizens are blindfolded – we can all see and understand the situation. I blame the government for this.”

...

The Sadr movement – one of the members of the new Shiite alliance – has called for an emergency session to reconvene the former parliament to oversee security.

Shiite politician Qassim Dawood repeated the call on Tuesday, saying Monday's attacks indicated a breakdown in security. "It is of utmost importance that the legislative authority be reactivated until a new parliament is in place," he says.

Read more: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2010/0511/Iraqi-security-forces-say-politicians-were-behind-Iraq-attacks

[Wizard777]

1. Allawi up to old tricks or Al Sadr up to new tricks?