US draws up secret plan to impose new regime on Iraq
Bet this is going to go over like a lead zeppelin.
A senior INC official said last night that Mr CAzaelabi would not countenance a purely advisory position. The official added: "It is certainly not the INC's intention to advise any US ministers in Iraq. Our position is that no Americans should run Iraqi ministries. The US is talking about an interim Iraqi authority taking over, but we are calling for a provisional government."The revelation about direct rule is likely to cause intense political discomfort for Tony Blair, who has been pressing for UN and international involvement in Iraq's reconstruction to overcome opposition in Britain as well as heal divisions across Europe.
The Foreign Office said last night that a "relatively fluid" number of British officials had been seconded to the planning team.
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