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Some in the Arab world are dismayed by Garner's selection. They note that in October 2000, soon after the start of the latest Palestinian uprising, Garner signed a statement blaming Yasser Arafat's Palestinian Authority for orchestrating the violence. The statement had been prepared by the Washington-based Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, which had earlier paid to take Garner and other U.S. officers to Israel for security briefings. In civilian life Garner was president of SYColeman, a defense contractor that helped Israel develop its Arrow missile-defense system...
...strategy is inherently perilous. Troops penetrating the city would face attacks from street fighters, snipers and suicide bombers. Added to the mix are "volunteers" who have traveled to Iraq from other Arab countries, notably Syria and Lebanon, to help resist the allied forces. "There are a lot of them," says a senior U.S. military official. "They seem to have been here for a while." If U.S. forces don't take control of Baghdad quickly, the city could fall into chaos...
...were allowed to leave. "He shows every sign he's prepared to unleash the apocalypse to make us believe it's better to let him go than for us to go get him," says the military officer. Such an outcome could give Saddam bragging rights in the Arab world for facing down the Americans. "The question is," says the officer, "would the President let him go?" Rumsfeld said last week it was too late for the exile option...
...meager Iraqi forces without a fight. But within hours Kurds from the far northern cities of Erbil and Suleymaniya were streaming into the city with empty pickup trucks. In some places the Peshmerga Kurdish forces were vainly trying to stop the looting, while they actively participated in others. Arab and Turkish residents claimed they were being targeted. One Turk who whose car was stolen at gunpoint begged the Americans to help him get it back. "We don't trust the Kurds," he said...
...Arabs and Turks kept to their neighborhoods. "This is not Iraqi Freedom," said Najad Abdul Karim, one Arab resident. "At least under Saddam Hussein we had police officers we could complain to. Now if you challenge someone stealing they'll shoot you. America is the greatest power in the world. And they can't stop this...