CIA Plans Iraqi Domestic Spy Service, Newspaper Reports

[Seraphim]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=564&ncid=564&e=46&u=/nm/20031211/ts_nm/iraq_intelligence_cia_dc_4


WASHINGTON (*******) - The United States plans to set up an Iraqi intelligence service to spy on groups and individuals inside Iraq (news - web sites) that are targeting U.S. troops and civilians, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.



Citing unidentified U.S. officials, the Post said the CIA (news - web sites) plans to set up the new service with help from Jordan. Two members of an Iraqi exile group are at CIA headquarters in Virginia this week to work out details of the new program, the Post said.


Iraqi Interior Minister Nouri Badran, a secular Shiite Muslim, has been selected to head the service initially, the Post said. Badran has worked with the CIA over the past decade to incite coups against Saddam Hussein (news - web sites).


Badran and fellow Iraqi exile Ayad Alawi hope to recruit former Hussein officials for the service, an approach opposed by some Pentagon (news - web sites) officials and Ahmed Chalabi, head of the Iraqi National Congress, the Post said.

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Ya its an idea but hopefully it doesnt come and bite them on the ass in the end.

[Seraphim]

What are you talking about, that never happens. ;)

[hood]

Ya its an idea but hopefully it doesnt come and bite them on the ass in the end

The term CIA is usually synonymous with 'biting in the ass'. The only reason why I think this whole Iraq thing will work out in the end, is that it wasn't a semi-secret CIA run operation to replace the dictator. By going in with the full military in full public view of the world, it actually has a chance of surviving.

[Seoulstriker]

i've been hearing many things recently about spy operations, more effective intelligence, etc. are these connected with the Israeli agents advising the US military?