The Leonard Lopate Show: Ali A. Allawi on The Occupation of Iraq

Ali A. Allawi on The Occupation of Iraq

In The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace, Ali A. Allawi--Iraq’s former Minister of Defense, Finance, and Trade--shares his perspective on the war, and the complex political and social forces shaping modern Iraq.

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Rosanne Cahn from nyc

Cockburn in his new bio of Rumsfeld says on p. 173 that insurgency was organized before invasion & Indians offered to turn over plans from their sources. U.S. spurned offer. I further learn from an army major friend that Iraqi insurgency was modelled on UK plans, should Nazis' invasion have succeeded. The plans were learned by Baathists who had attended Sandhurst, presumably in 60s or 70s. Does Mr. Allawi have any knowledge of thir?

Apr. 11 2007 12:27 PM

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