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Iraqis Blame Bombings On Occupation Forces
BAGHDAD, February 18 (IslamOnline.net) – With incessant bombings claiming the lives of more Iraqi civilians and policemen, several Iraqi experts ruled out the attacks were perpetrated by members of the Iraqi resistance, fingering the U.S.-led occupation, Al-Qaeda and Israel.
Dr. Waad Ibrahim, a strategic researcher, told Al-Quds Press News Agency Tuesday, February 17, that "the latest bombings indicate that the war between the U.S. and Al-Qaeda has moved to Iraq, especially with the country wide open to all."
He added that Iraq has become a perfect place for Al-Qaeda to settle scores with the United States.
Waad did not rule out the possible involvement of the Israeli intelligence in the spate of bombings to salvage the state of chaos in its once arch-foe Iraq.
He argued that "several neighboring countries and bodies have hidden agendas that can only be achieved by destabilizing Iraq."
The expert exonerated the patriotic Iraqi resistance from any responsibility, asserting its elements lack the potentials to plot such devastating bombings especially that such techniques can only be carried out by countries and not individuals.
At least 25 people were killed and scores others wounded on Saturday, February 14, in two separate attacks on police facilities in the flashpoint town of Fallujah, west of Baghdad.
On Wednesday, February 11, a booby-trapped car rammed into a recruiting facility of the U.S.-formed new Iraqi army in Baghdad, killing at least 47 people.
A car bombing in front of a police station in Iskandariya, south of Baghdad, also killed up to 50 people Tuesday, February 10.
Playing Into U.S. Hands
Iraqi writer, Farouk Najy, believes that "the occupation forces are the only party benefiting from the attacks, and are likely behind the attacks. Is it possible that such shattering bombings would not kill even one single American soldier killed?"
He asserted that most of these attacks take place immediately after U.S. forces leave the area, which suggests they had prior knowledge.
"Why is it that until now the U.S. forces and the Iraqi police have not announced the results of the investigations launched after every attack?" asked the writer.
"I believe the mystery of the whole matter proves that the occupation forces are behind the attacks."
Insecurity Excuses
Amid speculation about violence in Iraq, many observers wonder whether Washington wants to ignite sedition in Iraq or show that insecurity necessitate the presence of its occupation forces.
Ihsan Omar, a Baghdad University academic, believes that the "booby-trapped car bombings are highly sophisticated and well-planned operations plotted by the U.S. forces to incite a civil strife between Iraq’s Sunnis and Shiites."
He accused the United States of attempting to "create the impression that security can only be provided by the Americans and that Iraqis are unable to run their own country."
According to Al-Quds Press, the average Iraqi no longer cares who planned the attacks and only wants security restored.
"It doesn’t matter who perpetrated the attacks, all we want is our usurped country. We yearn for the security we used to enjoy," lamented Hajj Abu Taha, the owner of a perfume shop in Baghdad.
"I’m not defending (ousted president) Saddam Hussein but under his rule we never feared explosions or threats. Iraq was a safe country."
He recalled that in the good old days he "used to stay up late in my shop without feeling afraid. I used to travel between Mosul and Basra at night.
"Baghdad used to be a city that never sleeps and we used to listen to news reports about bombings in other countries and feel sorry for the victims but now you drink from the same cup."
Younis Suleiman, another Iraqi citizen, believes that "the scale of violence in Iraq is directly connected to the rotating president of the U.S.-appointed Governing Council."
When the rotating president is not one of Washington’s favorites, the occupation forces turn his month-tenure to a hell, he argued, recalling the period of Shiite member Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim.
Suleiman anticipated similar crises this month under rotating president Mohsen Abdel Hamid, the head of the Iraqi Islamic Party.
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