"The five primary agencies that make up the Iraqi security apparatus are al-Amn al-Khas (Special Security), al-Amn al-'Amm (General Security), al-Istikhbarat (Military Intelligence), al-Mukhabarat (General Intelligence), and al-Amn al-'Askari (Military Security). Along with the Special Republican Guard, they form a vast, complex, and wide-ranging labyrinth of security organizations, with mutually independent intelligence and military units pervading all layers of Iraqi society, ensuring the protection of the president and his regime."

Right down to busy-bodies in the street. If this is Arab politics. If this is feudalism, and the Arab peoples want such an authoritarian regime, then OK, just no fucking weapons of utter horror. Hand them over, quickly, and no war.

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"Iraq's security and intelligence network: a guide and analysis

By Ibrahim al-Marashi"

This is the document that the UK has been plagiarising. Imagine a grunter at the foreign office, some middle ranking civil servant, tasked with coming up with the goods, late at night, deadline in the morning. Hell, what a deadline, the Prime Minister of the UK will read it, and one of his oppos will present it to the world... Right where shall I get some facts from, something, that's going to paint a nasty picture, and be honest, maybe even public knowledge... Google search, bingo!

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Other title(s) for this story: IRAQ SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE