Iraqi Alliance Seeks To Oust Top Officials Of Hussein Era (washingtonpost.com)

[Sikh News Reporter]

washingtonpost.com - BAGHDAD, April 17 -- The Shiite Muslim bloc leading the new Iraqi government will demand the removal of all top officials left over from the era of former president Saddam Hussein, a top official said. The move would be part of a purge that U.S. officials fear could oust thousands of the most capable Iraqis from military and intelligence forces the United States has spent more than $5 billion rebuilding.

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