Iraq Leader Promises Insurgency Crackdown
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq's interim president issued a warning Monday to guerrillas who have killed hundreds of Iraqis, promising to use a ``very sharp sword'' against anyone threatening the country's security.
The new Iraqi government has been discussing offering a limited amnesty to militants to put down the insurgency. But it has also been talking increasingly tough about those who keep carrying out attacks.
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``The occupation is over now,'' he said. ``We want to tell anyone who wants to threaten the security of this country: 'Enough.' I say, 'Enough. Stop.'''
Al-Yawer, leader of the Shammar tribe, said the government planned to announce an amnesty soon, and he appealed to militants to seize the opportunity to lay down their weapons, or ``there will be the sword.'
IOW, your past crimes are forgiven, but if you do it again...
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq's interim president issued a warning Monday to guerrillas who have killed hundreds of Iraqis, promising to use a ``very sharp sword'' against anyone threatening the country's security.
The new Iraqi government has been discussing offering a limited amnesty to militants to put down the insurgency. But it has also been talking increasingly tough about those who keep carrying out attacks.
...
``The occupation is over now,'' he said. ``We want to tell anyone who wants to threaten the security of this country: 'Enough.' I say, 'Enough. Stop.'''
Al-Yawer, leader of the Shammar tribe, said the government planned to announce an amnesty soon, and he appealed to militants to seize the opportunity to lay down their weapons, or ``there will be the sword.'
IOW, your past crimes are forgiven, but if you do it again...
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