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BBC Monitoring Headlines, Quotes From Iraqi Press 8 Aug 05

Posted on: Monday, 8 August 2005, 06:00 CDT

The following is a selection of headlines and quotes taken from the Iraqi press published on 8 August:

Headlines

Al-Adalah [Baghdad, twice-weekly newspaper in Arabic published by the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI)] 8 Aug:

President Talabani: Kirkuk's fate to be decided after approving Iraq's permanent constitution \ [Vice-President] Adil Abd-al-Mahdi: Constitution to protect interests of all parties and citizens \ Top- level officials attend ceremony on second anniversary of martyrdom of Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim \ Kuwait suspends construction of barrier along border with Iraq \ Iraqi government confirms no border crisis with Kuwait (AFP quoted) \ Funds allocated to implement projects, provide job opportunities, increase police, army allowances \ [Constitution Committee Chairman] Humam Hammudi: National Assembly to settle issues unsolved by political leaders (news agencies quoted) \ President calls on Arab League to denounce terrorism in Iraq (AFP quoted) \ Culture Ministry to employ dissolved information ministry staff (news agencies quoted) \ Electricity minister: Governorates supply Baghdad with 250 megawatts of electricity \ Plan for gradual reduction of US troops in Iraq (AFP quoted) \ Yemen tries four Iraqis on charges of planning bombing of US, UK embassies in Sanaa (Reuters quoted) \ Syrian president discusses in Tehran situation in Iraq, Lebanon \ Migration, Interior Ministries, UNHCR examine problems, needs of Tall afar.

Baghdad [Baghdad, daily newspaper in Arabic published by the Iraqi National Accord Movement] 8 Aug: Allawi: We will submit a list including all components of Iraqi people \ Talabani welcomes UN Security Council resolution condemning terror in Iraq \ [Cabinet Spokesman] Layth Kubbah: No date set for Saddam's trial; Strict measures against terrorists, those harbouring them \ In news conference at National Accord Movement headquarters, Ashraf Qazi hopes constitution will be presented on time \ Sixteen Iraqis killed, wounded in separate incidents in Iraq (news agencies quoted) \ Four bodies found in Al-Qahirah district [Baghdad] \ Ninety-nine prisoners released from multinational jails \ Demonstration in Al- Samawah demands providing public services \ Oil minister: Ready to supply power stations with fuel \ Large water project to be inaugurated in Baghdad on Tuesday \ Justice minister visits Bucca prison \ Life sentence issued against criminals in Babil \ Human Rights Ministry to open women department \ New oil refinery built in Al-Nasiriyah.

Al-Bayan [Baghdad, daily newspaper in Arabic published by the Islamic Al-Da'wah Party] 8 Aug: Ibrahim al-Ja'fari: Going along the same track; Our plans continuing to provide services despite sabotage, conspiracy, hypocrisy, terror \ Several civilians killed in different attacks across Iraq \ Terrorist captured in Baghdad \ Iraqi delegation on field visit to Iraqi-Kuwaiti border area \ Prime minister receives Balad residents' delegation \ Iraqi-German cooperation to open direct air link between Iraq, Europe \ Cabinet approves pension rise \ Cooperation between Labour Ministry, Red Crescent in disaster management \ Al-Sadr City youth hold mass wedding (news agencies quoted) \ Only five per cent of Reconstruction Ministry funds invested.

Al-Mada [Baghdad, daily, independent newspaper published by Al- Mada Media, Culture and Arts Corporation] 8 Aug: Kurdistan Alliance insists on right to self-determination, 65 per cent rate of riches; United Iraqi Alliance backs election boycotters' demands \ Mas'ud Barzani: We respect all religions; Imposing Islamic identity on Iraq unacceptable \ Deaths, injuries in riots accompanying demonstration against poor services, corruption in Al-Samawah \ Al-Ramadi residents stage demonstration following arrest of Kurdish woman; US forces respond to their demands \ Talabani receives formal invitation to visit USA \ Kurdistan parliament holds extraordinary session; Barzani: Implementing Article 58 prevents future problems threatening Iraq's stability, unity, security \ Thousands of bombs, rockets discovered in Al-Musayyab \ Thirty-five suspects arrested in Ninawa \ Minister of state for women affairs holds its second conference.

Al-Mu'tamar [Baghdad, daily newspaper in Arabic published by the Iraqi National Congress] 8 Aug: United Iraqi Alliance members agree to a Sunni constitutional form; Kurds await final word from Talabani, Barzani \ Five Iraqis killed in car bomb explosion in Tikrit (KUNA quoted) \ Tension in Kirkuk over distribution to Kurds of lands owned by Turkmen \ Al-Ja'fari's representative: Kuwait still helping Iraq (KUNA quoted) \ USA to cut Iraq troops by 20,000 to 30,000 \ Head of Sunni endowment demands maximum punishment for Arab gunmen \ UK forces breach memo of understanding in Maysan, spark wave of protests \ Planning Ministry: Over 43,000 disabled because of previous wars \ Advancing sand dunes affect development projects.

Al-Sharq al-Awsat [Baghdad edition of London-based daily Al- Sharq al-Awsat, Saudi-owned] 8 Aug: Bloody confrontations in Al- Samawah; Police open fire on protesters against bad public services (Reuters quoted) \ Sanaa: Four Saddam intelligence officers stand trial for planning bombings \ Saddam's family restricts defence to Iraqi lawyer (Reuters quoted) \ Talabani presses for resolving constitution differences through accord; His deputy warns of further security deterioration, calls for constitution for all \ [Condoleezza] Rice: Insurgency receding; political process progressing \ Twenty-five killed, 40 wounded in attacks; three Turks reportedly kidnapped \ Iraqi government: No border crisis with Kuwait; official position defined by Foreign Ministry (AFP quoted) \ Iran denies involvement in using new bombs in Iraq (AFP quoted) \ Constitutional Committee Vice-Chairman Fu'ad Ma'sum: Kurds sticking to their constitution demands \ Nineteen killed, 32 injured in attacks, bombings, mostly army, police members; six gunmen killed, six others wounded, 18 arrested south of Baghdad \ Iraqi forces increase to 176,000; number still insufficient to curb violence \ Two US soldiers killed, three wounded in attack north of Baghdad (AFP quoted) \ Iraqi Kurds protest against arrest of Kurds in Iran.

Al-Zaman [daily, independent, Baghdad edition of London-based Al- Zaman] 8 Aug: Agreement to settle constitutional differences in one week; leaders of parliamentary blocs meet today with representatives of main parties \ Security situation deteriorating in al-Samawah; Police open fire on demonstrators; fifty-one casualties reported \ Clashes break out with unidentified men involved in sabotaging Basra- Baghdad railway line \ Four captured for attacking army patrol in Antar Square [Baghdad] \ General Abizaid sets broad outline for planned US troop cuts in Iraq; 20,000 to 30,000 troops to be withdrawn in first quarter of 2006 \ Al-Sadr office: Seven hundred thousand signatures collected in Al-Amarah in favour of foreign troop departure \ One billion dinars to build five villages, implement service projects in marshes \ [Deputy leader of Independent Democratic Assembly] Al-Damaluji: Assembly to stand in next election \ Planning minister, UN Iraq envoy discuss mechanisms to accelerate reconstruction projects in Iraq \ Two men driving two car bombs caught in Al-Ghazaliyah [Baghdad] \ Suicide bomber blows up tanker at police headquarters in Tikrit \. Six bodies found in Al- Kut; death sentence against man convicted of killing civilians \ Women conference in Basra recommends larger role for Iraqi women in society \ TB incidence on the rise in Iraq.

Quotes

Al-Adalah [Baghdad, twice-weekly newspaper in Arabic published by the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI)] 8 Aug: [From commentary by Ali Khlayf] "The constitution has a major task to undertake, namely, to protect people and defend their interests and aspirations\ This fact should be realized by all Iraqis\ Each party should not necessarily get all that it wants, but at the same time it should not be deprived of it completely \ Each should not favour narrow interests to those of other parties \ since we are the sons of one people living on the same land \ We are going through a stage at which all should stand united to establish a free Iraq where no one will be wronged any more \ All should well understand that those who tasted injustice can never allow others to taste it because they felt its bitterness \ The wronged Iraqi people are in need for their men who fought the dictatorship as one, and with a shared concern and one aim. They only have to write the constitution on the same basis that would not have lasted all these years, had it not been for the dear sacrifices being made by the honourable people of Iraq."

Al-Zaman [daily, independent, Baghdad edition of London-based Al- Zaman] 8 Aug: [From commentary by (constitution committee member) Ali al-Dabbagh]

"We believe the writing of the proposed constitution in Iraq will give Iraqis a strong sense of belonging to a nation and to a political system which they make on their own \ The labour of constitution drafting constitutes a clear challenge to the will of the majority who were crushed by mass killings, genocide, poisonous gas against the will of a group that was once in power but overnight lost control to the sound of invading tanks, fleeing to holes and shelters and seeking refuge in neighbouring countries \ This conflict of wills will not end with the writing of the constitution and the referendum on it. Rather, it will surely continue for a long or short period of time, depending on the latter group's conviction that there is a new reality on the ground that is taking its effect, that time has changed and that there is a new history being written for this country, with no chance to turn the clock backward \ The writing and approval of the constitution will be a landmark to be remembered by history. It will testify to the determination of a brave group to draft a higher law representing the finest chain organizing the life of Iraqis who want a secure, peaceful country, willing to live and let others share with them the blessings of security, safety and peace."

Source: BBC Monitoring Newsfile

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