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BBC Monitoring Headlines, Quotes From Iraqi Press 2 Nov 05

Posted on: Wednesday, 2 November 2005, 09:00 CST

The following is a selection of headlines and quotes taken from the Iraqi press published on 2 Nov:

Headlines

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

Iraq diplomats discuss Arab League initiative, security situation \ Iraq asks UN Security Council to let coalition forces remain for another year \ Government holds Moroccan responsible for three car bombings in Balad in September, offers reward for his capture (AFP quoted) \ Cabinet agrees to offer full portfolio for women \ Investigative judges appointed at all commando brigades, Interior Ministry departments (news agencies quoted) \ Palestine [Meridian] Hotel bombers captured (AFP quoted) \ Three Iraqis martyred, 16 others wounded in separate attacks in Iraq (AFP quoted) \ Transport minister: Iran decided to return all 26 Iraqi airliners \ Arrest warrant issued against former Diyala governor over corruption charges (news agencies quoted) \ Committee formed in Al-Diwaniyah to prevent bird flu pandemic

Baghdad [Baghdad, daily newspaper in Arabic published by the Iraqi National Accord Movement]:

[Iyad] Allawi congratulates Iraqis on Id al-Fitr \ Attempt to assassinate Allawi in Basra aborted \ Religious authorities refuse to support any political list, entity \ Security forces asked to respect human rights \ Iranian infiltrators caught while trying to smuggle drugs to Mandili [Ba'qubah] \ National Iraqi List gets number 731 in Electoral Commission draw \ Allawi receives congratulations on Id al-Fitr \ Karbala police commander: Deterrent measures against drug traffickers, addicts \

Al-Bayan [Baghdad, daily newspaper in Arabic published by the Islamic Al-Da'wah Party]:

Premier sends message to UN Security Council: Iraqi forces continuing to build their ranks to take charge of security \ United Iraqi Alliance listed 555th on ballot papers \ Criminals involved in Basra car bombing arrested; Moroccan behind recent Balad explosions \ Arab League delegation to arrive in Baghdad after Id al-Fitr (news agencies quoted) \ Justice minister: No legal text allows transferring Saddam trial abroad \ Tall Afar residents receive government aid \ Laws, decisions by dissolved revolution command council, CPA, referred to National Assembly, cabinet for approval \ Terrorism hampers Iraq reconstruction (news agencies quoted) \ US soldier faces murder charge in Tikrit (news agencies quoted) \

Al-Dustur [Baghdad, daily published by Al-Dustur Press, Publishing and Distribution House]:

Arab League delegation to arrive in Baghdad on Saturday 5 November to prepare for national unity conference \ Election campaign launched; Independent Electoral Commission member Farid Ayar: Constituency system not to cover ethnic, religious minorities \ Hundreds demonstrate in Maysan to keep police chief in post \ Defence minister not to stand in elections (news agencies quoted) \ Five hundred Iraqi prisoners released (news agencies quoted) \ Sunnis to take part in elections with three lists; Allawi attracts Independent Iraqi Elite \ Iraqi-Kuwaiti talks to supply Iraq with more electricity \ Iraqi businessmen to participate in Iranian fair \

Al-Hawzah [Baghdad, weekly religious newspaper in Arabic published by the Al-Shahid Office Media Centre (describes itself as the mouthpiece of the Shi'i seminary)]:

Coalition between United Iraqi Alliance, Al-Sadr Movement to restructure Alliance list \ US plan to divide Iraq already implemented \ Al-Sadr office political representative: Iraqis need to stand together, unite \ (US Democrat John) Kerry bitterly attacks Bush policy: Iraq invasion worst US mistake in history \ (Former Defence Minister) Hazim Sha'lan in secret place \ Kirkuk deputy governor protests against appointment of southern Iraq employees \ Al-Sulamaniyah administration dismisses culture minister for not taking part in referendum \ Intelligence officer arrested in Babil for terror links \ Who is responsible for cleaning country of DU threat; Occupation radiological emissions pollute air, soil \

Ishraqat al-Sadr [Baghdad, weekly newspaper in Arabic published by the Sadrist Movement]:

Al-Sadr Movement heads Al-Najaf, Maysan, Al-Muthanna lists \ Former regime delegation under (former Foreign Minister Naji) al- Hadithi to visit Cairo; (Former Information Minister) Al-Sahaf, (former parliament Speaker) Hammadi refuse to take part; (Arab League Assistant Secretary General Ahmad) bin Hilli in Baghdad next week to prepare for national reconciliation conference \ Al-Sadr Movement stresses commitment to timetable for troop withdrawal \ US army opens new detention centre in Iraq \ Al-Ja'fari agrees to out- of-prison treatment for Barzan al-Tikriti (news agencies quoted) \ Muqtada al-Sadr does not back UIA list; Shi'i political parties, movements beg for religious authority support \ Twenty-six thousand Iraqis killed, wounded in terror attacks since January 2004 \ Iraq war leads to resignation of 6,000 UK reservists \ Flagrant human rights violations against prisoners, detainees in Iraq \ Iraqi gunmen steal US embassy phone \

Al-Mada [Baghdad, daily, independent newspaper published by Al- Mada Media, Culture and Arts Corporation]:

Talabani greets Iraqi people on Id al-Fitr \ Women politicians, activists submit document to enact new laws \ Over 400 Iraqis killed in violent acts last month \ Iraq asks UN Security Council to extend multinational troop mandate \ Reward offered for information on Morrocan accused in Balad bombing \ Foreign minister meets heads of diplomatic missions in Iraq \ Kirkuk emergency police commander wounded in suicide bombing \ Raids, arrests carried out in Al- Bu'aythah, Al-Sayafiyah (in Baghdad) \ Education Ministry demands pay rise for teaching staff \ Migratory bird hunting banned in Al- Nasiriyah marshes \ Iraq to take part in coordination meeting for donor nations over marshland restoration \

Al-Mu'tamar [Baghdad, daily newspaper in Arabic published by the Iraqi National Congress]:

[Chairman of Ahl al-Iraq General Conference Adnan] Al-Dulaymi: Ba'thists, Islamist gunmen to vote for our list; Conference makes contacts with gunmen \ Human rights, interior, justice ministers discuss means of establishing security \ Education Ministry resorts to tribes to protect education in hot spots \ EU to open Baghdad office (news agencies quoted) \ US national security advisor: Early withdrawal from Iraq harmful to Israel (AFP quoted) \ Political entities, alliances can start election campaign immediately \ Higher Education Ministry signs scientific agreement with Italian organisation \

Al-Sharq al-Awsat [Baghdad edition of London-based daily Al- Sharq al-Awsat, Saudi-owned]:

Thirteen-year-old boy blows himself up near security official's convoy in Kirkuk; Six gunmen killed, 35 arrested in security raid south of Baghdad; Two arrested in connection with Basra bombing \ Barzani: Give us new Iraqi flag to hoist higher above Kurdistan flag \ [Former Defence Minister Hazim] Sha'lan: Will be back in Baghdad after Id \ [Planning Minister] Barham Salih: Corruption cancer hitting Iraqi political body \ Election campaigns launched in Iraq \ Al-Zarqawi group: Our religious body to decide fate of Moroccan hostages soon; Iraq offers reward for information on wanted Moroccan \ Human rights minister: Women participation in elections only to fill vacuums \ Pensions to be paid to dissolved Iraqi entities' staff \

Al-Zaman [daily, independent, Baghdad edition of London-based Al- Zaman]:

Former regime officials to attend Cairo reconciliation conference ... Barzani pledges to ensure election success to form new government representing Iraqi spectrum \ US investigation recommends death sentence for soldier charged with killing two colleagues in Iraq \ Basra bombing toll rises to 100 killed, wounded \ Islamic Party accuses government of human rights violations \ Four martyred, 16 injured in armed incidents in Ba'qubah \ Migration minister: No services, no drinking water for people displaced from tension areas \ Human rights activists in Mosul ask UN to investigate referendum violations \ Education Ministry threatens to close schools in hot spots \ Bush congratulates Iraqis on Id al-Fitr \ Papal council for dialogue between religions greets Muslims on Id al-Fitr \

Quotes

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

[From commentary by Zuhayr Baghdadi] "We have every right to accuse neighbouring Arab parties of hampering any quick settlement to what is happening in Iraq as they realise that the success of the democratic political process in Iraq will accelerate the downfall of their governments, expose their corruption and leave the door wide open for change at the hands of people sooner or later..."

Al-Hawzah [Baghdad, weekly religious newspaper in Arabic published by the Al-Shahid Office Media Centre (describes itself as the mouthpiece of the Shi'i seminary)]:

[From editorial by Ala al-Baghdadi] "For all the sons of Iraq \ for all those who were hurt by the Ba'th evils and those who have seen the worst under the arrogance of infidel crusaders, we extend our hands to save you from politics dodgers, deception advocates and procrastination lords \ We extend our hands for all honourable Iraqis, for you Sadrists \ The US-timed bomb of civil and sectarian war has found no-one yet to defuse it \ Is it not our duty, as Sadrists, to remove, with all our might, this burden of injustice, deprivation and humiliation from the shoulders of this poor nation? Is it not a religious, national, ethical and human obligation that the elite should take part in building their country and regaining their rights before opportunists translate them into commercial projects at Washington and London banks?..."

Al-Mu'tamar [Baghdad, daily newspaper in Arabic published by the Iraqi National Congress]:

[From article by Shafiq Nadim al-Ghabra] "Running the political process in Iraq is an extremely difficult task in view of the clash of interests between the north and south on the one hand and between the centre and both north and south on the other. However, it is still a possible task, given the interrelated interest of Iraqis in rebuilding Iraq. Kurds, for instance, would not benefit from opening gaps that could clear the way for Turkish occupation. Similarly, the south would achieve nothing if it came under Iranian control and lost independence. Hundreds of Iraqi Shi'is experienced life in Iran during the Iraq-Iran war and discovered that despite the sectarian harmony, they were treated as Iraqis there. As for Sunnis in Iraq, the continuing violence would only cost them political, economic and future losses \ The foreseeable future in Iraq may seem in the hands of gunmen and violence advocates, nevertheless, the parties' interests will need a new structure that will finally prevail..."

Sources: As listed

Source: BBC Monitoring Newsfile

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