June 14, 2004
NewStandard Article: "Americans, Iraqis Vie for Control of Security Forces"

We've posted another hard news article by Dahr Jamail:

The Iraqi Police and Civil Defense Corps find their work hampered by US
authorities, but signs emerge that greater independence for local security
forces means greater control by the growing resistance...

Dahr travelled all over to get this story. We are going to be hearing more and more in the next few weeks and months about just who controls the Iraqi Police and paramilitaries.

Dahr went back to Fallujah to find out how the Civil Defense Corps, police and mujahideen are getting along now that the Marines have pulled out. And he talked to people from all walks of life, including numerous high-ranking security officials, to figure out what the police are up to and what people think about them. This is not the kind of story just anybody can pull off. Don't miss it...


Dahr Jamail is Baghdad correspondent for The NewStandard. He is an Alaskan devoted to covering the untold stories from occupied Iraq. You can help Dahr continue his crucial work in Iraq by making donations. For more information or to donate to Dahr, visit The NewStandard.

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