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### Viewing cable 09BAGHDAD759, SALAH AD DIN: YUNIS BA'ATH FACTION SEEKS

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09BAGHDAD759 | 2009-03-19 13:01 | 2010-12-05 12:12 | SECRET | Embassy Baghdad

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    VZCZCXRO3887
    PP RUEHBC RUEHDE RUEHIHL RUEHKUK
    DE RUEHGB #0759/01 0781338
    ZNY SSSSS ZZH
    P 191338Z MAR 09
    FM AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 2293
    INFO RUCNRAQ/IRAQ COLLECTIVE

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    S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 02 BAGHDAD 000759

    SIPDIS

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/19/2019
    TAGS: PGOV PREL PTER KDEM IZ
    SUBJECT: SALAH AD DIN: YUNIS BA'ATH FACTION SEEKS
    RECONCILIATION; SAYS IT CAN SPLIT AL DURI'S FACTION

    REF: BAGHDAD 598

    Classified By: PRT Salah Ad Din Leader Rick Bell for reasons 1.4 (b) an
    d (d).

    (U) This is a PRT Salah Ad Din (SAD) reporting cable. See
    action request for Department and Embassy Baghdad, para 11.

    ¶1. (S) SUMMARY: Men purporting to represent the Muhammad
    Yunis Ahmed (MYA) faction of the Ba'ath Party (BP) told
    Coalition Forces (CF) and the PRT on March 14 that the
    faction wants to reconcile now, and can bring some of Izzat
    Ibrahim al-Duri's IAD faction along. MYA is ready to meet
    with a senior USG official, they said. They stressed that
    they were speaking in confidence: fearing for their own
    safety, they have not yet contacted the Government of Iraq
    (GOI). PRT requests Department and Embassy assistance in
    determining their bona fides. END SUMMARY.

    ¶2. (S) On March 14, the PRT and CF met with four men who
    identified themselves as senior Ba'ath Party officials. They
    provided the following unconfirmed information about
    themselves:

    - XXXXXXXXXXXX     Was three-star general and
    division commander under Saddam; XXXXXXXXXXXX

    - XXXXXXXXXXXX Member of SaD Sheikhs' Council,
    chairman of the Ad-Dawr Sheikhs' Council. Brigadier
    general in former regime. XXXXXXXXXXXX

    - XXXXXXXXXXXX. Senior official in the former
    Iraqi Intelligence Services (commander of the five southern
    provinces). XXXXXXXXXXXX

    - XXXXXXXXXXXX. Former brigadier general in
    the air force  XXXXXXXXXXXX.

    ¶3. (S) The men said they intended this meeting as a formal
    first step, personally authorized by Mohammed Yunis Ahmed
    (MYA), in seeking USG intervention to help reconcile the
    Ba'ath Party (BP) to the GOI. As MYA's putative spokesman,
    XXXXXXXXXXXXdid most of the speaking. This cable relays
    considerable detail in order to convey the level of
    discourse. XXXXXXXXXXXX passed a message that MYA is willing to
    meet personally with a high-level USG official to discuss
    reconciliation.

    ¶4. (S) XXXXXXXXXXXX said the BP is organized and planning for the
    future. He explained that it has split into two groups, one
    following IAD and the other MYA. IAD is not willing to
    negotiate or admit that the BP ever made mistakes. MYA has
    been looking back and believes that Saddam's regime made many
    mistakes. His faction would like to find a peaceful way to
    participate in the democratic process. They have not yet been
    in touch with the GOI because they fear the GOI is under
    Iranian influence and will seek revenge against any BP
    members. MYA's group wants USG assistance to reconcile
    because it believes that after the U.S. leaves Iraq, it will
    be much harder to negotiate and if reconciliation is not
    already well underway by then, there will likely be
    bloodshed. XXXXXXXXXXXX
    said that there are about four million BP
    members who will need to protect themselves because Iranians
    and Shi'a will persecute them and their families. Some of
    IAD's supporters have told MYA's group that they also want to
    reconcile, even without IAD

    ¶5. (S) XXXXXXXXXXXX discussed BP dissatisfaction
    with the way Iraq has been run since the 2003 invasion.
    The BP was in existence for 62 years and in power for 35 years. It was
    very influential in building Iraqi society. All educated
    people today were educated under the old regime, which was
    built by the BP. Although there were problems during its
    Qbuilt by the BP. Although there were problems during its
    rule, the last six years have been "ten times worse." Two
    million Iraqis have been killed, two million displaced
    outside the country, and four million displaced internally.
    The U.S. bears a share of moral and legal responsibility for
    this. President Bush admitted that the invasion was based on
    false intelligence regarding WMD. Now the US has allowed
    Iran to develop nuclear capabilities, making that country a
    greater threat than it already was. The GOI is divided and
    corrupt, built on sectarianism. Under the BP all ethnic
    groups were included. What have the Iraqis gained for paying
    such a price? No infrastructure and poor basic services.
    The quality of life in Iraq has become worse.

    ¶6. (S) The BP is not against democracy, XXXXXXXXXXXX
    said, but fears sectarianism and Iranian influence. It wants to

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    participate in political life and is against violence. The
    current democracy is built on sectarianism. This has led to
    strife, kidnappings and assassinations. Many now fear that
    the U.S. wants to turn Iraq over to Iran; just as Iran is led
    by the mullahs, GOI officials now consult Ayatollah Sistani
    before making decisions. Shiites show how irrational they
    are in the way they flagellate and beat themselves. The
    Shi'a are loyal to Iran; Iraq could be returning to medieval
    times.

    ¶7. (S) The current Iraqi Army (IA) is poorly trained, more
    like a militia than a professional army, said Khalaf. The
    U.S. has signed a contract to turn over weapon systems to the
    IA; those weapons should be given to trained professionals.
    Many of the weapons will just end up in the hands of Shiite
    soldiers who are like militiamen. Not all of the IA are
    militias, some are professional, but the top leaders lack
    training. The best, most experienced senior officers are
    outside Iraq now or are just sitting around at home.
    XXXXXXXXXXXX said that MYA has issued an
    order that BP members are
    prohibited from serving in the new ISF.

    ¶8. (S) The MYA faction now believes multi-party democracy is
    an option, XXXXXXXXXXXX continued. IAD does not agree
    with MYA, who wants to review BP activities and leadership
    from 1968 to the occupation, in order to identify mistakes and put in
    place a strategy for a changed party. IAD absolutely refuses
    and believes he should lead the BP. Because of this
    disagreement the BP had a conference in December 2007 that
    elected MYA as commander. The MYA faction believes the way
    forward must be peaceful, and refuses to use violence. If
    the BP is allowed to compete politically, the will of the
    people will decide. The party just wants the same
    opportunities as others; it wants to announce that the BP is
    back now. Even if it is forbidden to have meetings, the BP
    is "in our hearts and minds, it represents our values, so you
    cannot just get rid of it with a quick decision." People
    believe in the BP more now, and the BP includes all ethnic
    groups. The security agencies know that the BP did not
    commit crimes, actually it fought against AQI. The BP had
    longstanding problems with AQI before 2003, and suffered many
    losses.

    ¶9. (S) So many Iraqis have been murdered by groups like
    Badr, Mahdi Army, former Interior Minister Solah, Quds Force,
    and others. The BP wants peace. Iran stopped the killing
    when CF started paying attention to the connection of
    Iranians to the violence, but after the U.S. leaves, it will
    start again. PM Maliki's words are empty. Iran is getting
    revenge for the Iran-Iraq War. A month ago, the GOI banned
    the use of the word "martyr" for soldiers killed during the
    war with Iran. Now those dead soldiers are referred to as
    "victims of the past regime." This takes away their honor
    for serving their country as soldiers during the war. BP is
    not so narrow-minded now. It wants to have an army that
    represents everybody. The Iraqi Constitution was written too
    quickly and is filled with problems. Iraq has the trappings
    of democracy such as ballot boxes, but sectarianism corrupts
    the result. President Obama said U.S. forces are leaving, so
    "we have no more problems with you now" - help us get the ban
    on the BP lifted, and pardon the loyal nationalist insurgents.

    ¶10. (S) XXXXXXXXXXXX and his colleagues stressed
    that they were speaking in confidence to the USG.
    They explained that they  had not approached the GOI yetbecause
    they fear they will be arrested even though the GOI does not
    have warrants for them. Qarrested even though the GOI does
    not have warrants for them. "Ninety-five percent of us did
    nothing wrong. If there are criminals then try them under
     the criminal laws, but allow us to bring back the BP."

    ¶11. (S) COMMENT AND ACTION REQUEST: PRT requests Embassy
    and Department assistance in verifying the bona fides of
    XXXXXXXXXXXX Nassir, et al. The PRT will work with CF try to
    determine whether the delegation truly represents MYA. It is
    not clear whether there is any connection between this
    meeting and the PRT Tikrit Satellite representative's
    discussion of similar issues with Sheikh Hassan Nida of
    Saddam's tribe, Albu Nasser (reftel). END COMMENT AND ACTION
    REQUEST.
    BUTENIS

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