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BBC Monitoring Headlines, Quotes From Iraqi Press 11 Aug 05

Posted on: Thursday, 11 August 2005, 06:00 CDT

The following is a selection of headlines and quotes taken from the Iraqi press published on 11 August:

Headlines

Baghdad [Baghdad, daily newspaper in Arabic published by the Iraqi National Accord Movement] 11 Aug: Two Egyptians arrested for links to armed groups (AFP quoted) \ Army forces attack National Accord Movement guards \ Fifteen Iraqis martyred, wounded in separate terror attacks (AFP quoted) \ Armed attacks on police patrols in Baghdad \ Five terrorists captured in Al-Quds Quarter [Baghdad ] \ Iraqi Bloc calls for finding out whereabouts of explosive devices coming from Iran \ Hireling killer caught in Canal area [Baghdad] \ Attempts to convince Al-Samawah governor to quit \ Dissolved Information Ministry staff join Culture Ministry \ Job opportunities for university graduates with European consortium \ Health Ministry to designate hospitals to treat security members \ Three hundred million dollars allocated to import drugs, medical appliances.

Al-Bayan [Baghdad, daily newspaper in Arabic published by the Islamic Al-Da'wah Party] 11 Aug: Al-Ja'fari: I kept my promise to Iraqi media people; Information Ministry staff incorporated into Culture Ministry \ Traffic policeman killed in mortar attack in Al- Adamiyah [Baghdad] \ US forces allow Syrian trucks to cross into Iraq (news agencies quoted) ... Cabinet earmarks enough funds to improve water network \ One thousand dollars per month to governorate council members, 800 to district council members, 400 to sub-district council members \ Higher Education Ministry plans to employ college graduates \ Housing compounds established in Al-Abar \ Agriculture Ministry draws anti-desertification plan \ Iraqi Red Crescent opens seven new centres \ Education Ministry: 30,000 teachers attend training courses.

Al-Da'wah [Baghdad, weekly newspaper in Arabic published by the Central Bureau of the Islamic Al-Da'wah Party] 11 Aug: Dissolved Information Ministry staff back to work \ Civil servants to receive hazard allowances \ Iraqi embassies in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait to reopen soon (news agencies quoted) \ Kurdish-Turkoman-Arab agreement reached in Kirkuk \ PM Al-Ja'fari receives delegation of Balad residents \ Eighty-two prisoners released from multinational force's jails \ Iraqi troop number increasing \ Disbanded army members to be pensioned off \ Iraq to take part in six international exhibitions.

Al-Dustur [Baghdad, daily published by Al-Dustur Press, Publishing and Distribution House] 11 Aug: Al-Ja'fari admits: Elements exploiting state security apparatus to kill civilians \ [MP Abbas] al-Bayyati: Wealth distribution will make people dependent \ Al-Sistani issues fatwa prohibiting looting, selling, buying Iraqi artefacts \ Iraqi scientific discovery to treat cancer \ Journalist killed by Iraqi army gunfire (news agencies quoted) \ Kurdish MP passes away \ Shi'i endowment office calls on interior, defence ministries to provide protection to Shi'i mosques, holy places (news agencies quoted) \ National Assembly speaker meets US ambassador \ Iraqi police capture terrorists in Al-Battawin [Baghdad] \ Rumsfeld warns of further violence in Iraq (news agencies quoted) \ Tariq Aziz not to testify against Saddam (news agencies quoted) \ Two million Kurds threaten to boycott referendum on Iraqi constitution unless their demands are met \ Women demonstrate in Babil to demand Islam be considered official religion.

Al-Hadath [Baghdad, weekly independent newspaper in Arabic] 11 Aug: Association of Muslim Scholars accuses occupation forces of launching revenge operation against Hadithah residents \ Iraqi soldiers fear gunmen outside military compound walls \ Al-Ja'fari: Iraq does not want to be dragged into battles against neighbouring states \ Al-Pachachi back in Baghdad to resume political activity \ Saddam's family cancels authorisations granted to Arab, foreign lawyers, restricts defence to Iraqi lawyer Khalil al-Dulaymi \ USA to send more troops in autumn during elections \ Report: Child sex trade growing in Iraq.

Al-Mada [Baghdad, daily, independent newspaper published by Al- Mada Media, Culture and Arts Corporation] 11 Aug: Leaders of political blocs discuss federalism, distribution of wealth, election system \ Four US soldiers killed, six others wounded near Bayji \ Sabotage attack on Bazirgan oilfields [south] aborted \ Leading member of Al-Zarqawi group captured in Al-Hillah \ Ten suspects apprehended in Rawah [west] \ Police colonel killed in Wasit \ Clashes break out in Mosul, Talla'far \ Electricity minister: Basra, Al-Nasiriyah behind electricity crisis in Baghdad \ Peaceful demonstration in front of Oil Ministry on Friday.

Al-Manar al-Yawm [Baghdad, daily published by Al-Manar al-Yawm Press and Publishing House] 11 Aug: Cabinet approves decision to merge dissolved Information Ministry staff with Culture Ministry \ Saddam refuses to address message to stop resistance \ Two new ministries in Al-Ja'fari's cabinet; Allawi against copying Iranian experience in Iraq \ Leaders of parliamentary blocs discuss constitution \ Al-Muthanna governor dismissed in response to demands by protesters against poor services.

Al-Mu'tamar [Baghdad, daily newspaper in Arabic published by the Iraqi National Congress] 11 Aug: Iraqi parties approve Kurdistan federalism, decentralization for other regions \ PM hopeful constitution to be completed on time \ [SCIRI member Ali] al-Addad: Kurds believe only in "take" principle \ Confrontations between two women's movements on women's rights; Some Iraqi women side with democracy, others against (news agencies quoted) \ Hadithah residents appeal for evacuating their dead \ Calm returns to Al- Samawah after two days of disturbances; Al-Sadr calls for peaceful demonstrations to demand basic services \ Al-Ja'fari stresses Iraq's need for emergency Arab summit \ Clashes at ancient Nirgal Gate in Mosul \ Mass demonstration in Kurdistan to demand right to self- determination \ Serious report circulated by Congressmen; Future US plan to establish Kurdistan state \ Higher Education Ministry adopts 100-day programme to implement projects \ Iraqi, German cooperation to open air link \ Law experts discuss referendum on constitution.

Al-Zaman [daily, independent, Baghdad edition of London-based Al- Zaman] 11 Aug: Opinion poll embarrasses opponents to civil constitutions \ Barzani joins political bloc leaders' discussions \ Communist Party reiterates opposition to quota system \ Rumsfeld accuses Iran of smuggling weapons to Iraq \ Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization says two members kidnapped in Al-Karradah [Baghdad]; Badr Organization denies; Interior Ministry remains silent \ Al- Zarqawi aide captured in Al-Hillah; Four US soldiers killed in Bayji \ Fifty-three arrested during Al-Durah raids freed \ Disobedience paralyses Electricity Ministry \ Car bomb factory discovered in Al- Haqlaniyah [west] \ Four US soldiers killed, wounded in clashes in Al-Ramadi \ Security plan to protect polling centres in Karbala \ Concrete barriers, narrow alleys hamper fire-fighting work \ [Hoshyar] Zebari: King Abdallah's decision to name Jordan's new ambassador in Baghdad was a wise, brave step \ Woman abducted with her four children \ [MP] Al-Yushi: Situation in Al-Nasiriyah, Al- Samawah ready to explode at any moment \ Police officer killed in Kirkuk; Defence Ministry: Car bomb defused in Al-Mansur.

Quotes

Al-Bayan [Baghdad, daily newspaper in Arabic published by the Islamic Al-Da'wah Party] 11 Aug: [From editorial] "Our people are impatiently waiting for 15 of August, the date when the constitution- drafting committee will submit the draft of the permanent constitution to the National Assembly \ The weight of the constitution and the role it plays in the life of people are very significant, being the reference that will shape the map of Iraq's political, economic and social life \ Thus, the leaders of political blocs who will meet to discuss controversial issues in the constitution should respect the interest of Iraq and Iraqis \ This stage at which Iraq is facing the worst cowardly terror acts of mass killing and destruction of infrastructure, dictates that all political decision makers should do their utmost to present the draft constitution in the final form that will be put to referendum where people will have their final say, marking the country's new historic beginning."

Al-Dustur [Baghdad, daily published by Al-Dustur Press, Publishing and Distribution House] 11 Aug: [From editorial by Basim al-Shaykh] "The meetings of political blocs are continuing in a race against time to reach a compromise before mid-August. Press leaks indicate that the main point in these discussions is restricted to the kind of state on which all parties try to agree as a final option to be included in the preliminary draft of the permanent constitution \ Here, federalism stands as a stumbling bloc, if overcome, all other obstacles in the way of the constitutional process can be surmounted \ The real problem is that some parties want to tailor federalism to special measurements combing all well- known forms of federalism in the world \ We want to see Iraq in the hearts of all those meeting together rather than in the identities each party is hiding from the other."

Source: BBC Monitoring Newsfile

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