Iraq On Verge Of Civil War? Really?

J.J. Jackson* | February 25, 2006

So I was browsing around the net today and I came across 24 Steps to Liberty who has some interesting quotes and information about what is really going on in Iraq after this new wave of terrorist violence. You’ll note that this violence increasingly targets Iraqis as well and this past week targeted the Askariyah shrine in a move designed to provoke the Shiites.

Here are some quotes he reports on which you may not have heard amid all the “civil war” talk:

- Wafiq Samarraie, a Sunni politician from Samarra city and serves as Iraq?s president?s advisor for security issues. [from Arabiya satellite channel]
He said ?Iamam Ali al-Hadi is not only for Shiites. The shrine is a symbol of all Iraqis and of Samara city in particular. I demand to dismiss the governor of the province and take all the legal procedures to prevent strife. There will be no strife in Iraq. Iraqis will not fight each other. Samarra city should be protected. The information is very clear. The government should have chased the terrorists in eastern Samarra and they are a few. The government and the governor should have done something this issue. I tell the tribes in Samarra, especially in eastern Samarra, that ? it is a shame to leave the strangers among you. You should inform the police force about them.??

- The Iraqi Islamic Party, IIP, one of the most powerful Sunni political and religious groups, issued a statement saying: ?The size of the wicked conspiracy that is targeting the Iraqis, their sacred symbols, and unity, is clear now. After the series of attacking mosques and assassinations of clergies, people of Samarra woke up today on the bombing of Imam Ali Al-Hadi dome. We, the Iraqi Islamic Party/ Samarra branch, denounce this criminal act and demand a wide investigation to reveal the controversies that raise many questions on who was behind this incident. The commandos have cordoned the holy shrine since last night and tide up its guards and put them in a room and the people of Samarra released them after the bombing. The commandos prevented shop owners from going to their shops in the morning and there was movement of the occupation forces in the city all night long. All these controversies and others need an honest and wide investigation to find the real criminals and not hide them no matter what the reason is. We in the Iraqi Islamic Party/ Samarra branch, urge our people to go in wide, peaceful demonstrations to condemn this crime. We also remind all Iraqis to protect their unity to prevent the chance for suspicious conspiracies, which target all Iraqis with no exception. IIP/ Samarra branch?

- Iraq?s Kurdish president, Jalal Talbani, net with tribal leaders and prominent figures from Salahudin province, where Samarra city is, and talked about the incident. [from Iraqiya satellite channel]
He said ?This is a crime against Iraq as a whole, not against Shiites only. It aims to provoke a sectarian strife and a civil war among us. I hope the Sunni clergies would condemn this crime. We all are facing a conspiracy against Iraq and its entity. Therefore we should all unite to prevent the danger of civil war.?

- Tariq al-Hashimi, secretary general of the Iraqi Islamic Party, held a press conference yesterday. Some of what he said was: ?”29 mosques were attacked either by burning or occupation using missiles and grenades. The IIP considers these attacks as historical crimes which everybody should work on stooping them. we call on everybody for the self control. There is a conspiracy against the Iraqi people. Everyone should cooperate to stop this conspiracy. This is a battle in which everyone wants to hurt the other.”

- Abdil Aziz Hakim, leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, the Shiite party that controls the country now, appeared on Arabiya satellite channel and said: ?The Sunnis had honorable reaction today. They rejected and condemned this crime. All of us should hold our hands together to combat terrorism.?

- Iraq?s Marjiyas [religious authorities] Shiite and Sunni, they all called on people to self-control and ?peacefully? demonstrate together to condemn the attack. They specifically asked people ?not to attack Sunni mosques or shrines.?

Doesn’t sound quite as bad as the naysayers make it now does it?

My Year in Iraq: The Struggle to Build a Future of Hope

(Book)

Authors:L. Paul Bremer III, Malcolm McConnell
Manufacturer:Simon & Schuster
Released:09 January, 2006

Iraq: Providing Hope

(Book)

Authors:Eric Holmes
Manufacturer:Timberwolf Press
Released:01 April, 2005

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Edit:
Went Poking around the net and found The Real Ugly American commenting on this same topic and also refering to 24 Steps to Liberty. There is added information in this post

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