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Saddam describes
Judge Rizkar as "Patriotic"- Media monitor
25.1.2006
Press from 24.Jan.2006
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Saddam Describes
Rizkar As “Patriotic”
(Al-Bayyna)
An Iraqi judicial source said the trial of (former
Iraqi leader) Saddam Hussein and seven of his former
deputies will resume (on January 24) and that
justice Raoof Rasheed will oversee the session after
the resignation of chief justice Rizkar Amin. Saddam
described Amin as "patriotic" for rejecting the US
occupation in Iraq and (reportedly) told his lawyers
that he was sorry Amin resigned. Media reports
revealed that president Jalal Talabani sent a
delegate to Sulaimaniyah to try to convince Amin to
stay as chief justice and promised that no one would
interfere in the trial.
(Al-Bayyna is a
weekly paper issued by the Hezbollah movement in
Iraq.)
(Ja'afari Encourages Journalists to) Write Freely
(Al-Sabah)
Prime minister Ibrahim al-Ja'afari emphasized the
media's role in helping the people understand
reality in a meeting with the editorial board of
al-Sabah. He maintained that all Iraqis should work
for the interests of the youth and future
generations. Ja'afari said the media's work should
be independent of political parties and political
organizations. He told the journalists to write
about the hopes of average people and that he will
help the people. Ja'afari asked the media to
confront any sign of tribalism and partiality. He
said their work should reflect the suffering of the
Iraqis and make politicians aware of their
struggles.
(Al-Sabah is a
daily independent publicly owned newspaper.)
Electricity Blackouts
(Al-Sabah al-Jadeed)
The ministry of electricity said the continuous
blackouts are due to the fuel shortage and to act of
sabotage targeting power plants. A source at the
ministry (who was not named) said there were more
than 90 attacks on the power lines that led to
blackouts. He added that the technical and
engineering staff tried their best to repair the
towers and the cables.
(Al-Sabah al-Jadeed
is an independent daily paper.)
Kidnappers of Interior Minister's Sister Arrested
(Al-Mada)
Mahdi al-Garawi, chief of the brigade keeping
security and order in Iraq, said (on January 23)
that his forces arrested the group that kidnapped
the sister of interior minister Baqir Jabur al-Zubaidi.
He said the kidnappers were connected to the al-Tawheed
Wal Jihad organization. He also said Iraqi forces
have captured members of three other terrorist
groups. Garawi said one is funded by a charitable
humanitarian organization which he did not name.
(Al-Mada is
issued daily by Al-Mada institution for Media,
Culture, and Arts.)
Najafi Asks for Freeing Iraq from Crisis
(Baghdad)
Industry and mines minister Osama Abdulaziz al-Najafi
expressed hope that the new government might free
Iraq from the current political crisis. He asked the
government to adopt a unified political program that
includes Iraqis from all groups. He said efficient
and well-trained specialists should be appointed to
top posts in order to successfully carry out their
missions. He added that despite irregularities in
the (December parliamentary) elections, it was an
important event in Iraq's history.
(Baghdad is a
daily newspaper issued by the Iraqi National
Accord.)
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