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Iraqi Resistance Mulls "Political Bureau": Source
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The unabated hit-and-run resistance attacks have exacted a heavy toll on the US occupation forces.
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By
Hamdy Al Husseini, IOL Correspondent
CAIRO,
July 29, 2005 (IslamOnline.net) – Iraqi resistance factions are
mulling the formation of a "political bureau" to speak in
their name and engage in any future negotiations with the US
occupation forces, revealed a well-kept Iraqi source close to the
Iraqi resistance.
"The
Iraqi resistance groups will soon unveil a political bureau to speak
in their name in any potential future negotiations with the US
occupation forces or any other party," the source told
IslamOnline.net Thursday, July 29.
"The
formation of this bureau is currently under way and will be announced
within weeks," the source said, maintaining that the nascent
bureau will operate in the first stage in a "secretly
fashion".
"This
will block the road on those who claim to speak on behalf of the Iraqi
resistance groups or in their name."
The
source added that prominent resistance groups as the Islamic Army in
Iraq, the army of Ansarul Sunnah and the Mujahideen Army will join the
new political bureau.
"It
is natural that all resistance groups, which carry out major
resistance attacks against the occupation force, will take part in one
political body."
Two
Iraqi resistance groups, the Islamic Army in Iraq and the Mujahideen
Army, appointed on July 3, an official spokesman to speak in their
name, in a bid to "silence all those who claim to speak in the
name of Mujahideen".
No
Change
The
Iraqi source stressed that the formation of the new political bureau
doesn't change the goal of the resistance groups on ending the US
occupation of the Arab country.
"It
doesn't mean giving up the armed resistance against the occupation
forces and collaborators."
The
move reflects the mature ideology adopted by the Iraqi resistance
groups, the source maintained.
"When
the US occupied Iraq in 2003, some resistance groups set a goal to
establish an Islamic state in Iraq, but now the goal has changed into
ending the US occupation."
Unabated
hit-and-run resistance attacks have, in effect, exacted a heavy toll
on the US occupation forces, killing up to 1,700 soldiers since the
start of the occupation in March 2003.
The
spiraling death toll has alarmed the Americans with recent polls
showing that almost six in 10 wanted at least a partial pullout.
Political
Program
The
Iraqi source also revealed a five-point political program drawn up by
the resistance group to demand in any future negotiations with the
occupation forces.
The
five-point political program presses for "drawing up a timetable
for the withdrawal of the occupation forces from Iraq. Launching a
political process under the UN auspices, to be joined by all Iraqi
powers. Halting crackdown operations in Iraqi villages and cities by
the US occupation forces. Releasing all political detainees.
Rebuilding the Iraqi army and the devastated institutions on solid
bases".
"The
political bureau will be a nucleus for the resistance groups to join
the political process after the withdrawal of the occupation
forces," the source said.
US
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld confirmed on June 26, that US
officials had met with Iraqi resistance leaders on several occasions.
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