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February 18, 2005       Share:    

Source: http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20050217-115910-3521r.htm

Iraq Leader Under Threat for Israel Views

(UPI/Washington Times) Beth Potter - After three new attempts on his life, including a firefight in front of his house Wednesday, outspoken Mithal al-Alusi, a Sunni Muslim, is sure insurgents are still out to get him for his views on peace and tolerance. Al-Alusi's sons were gunned down one week ago in a car in which he decided not to get in at the last minute. He is the leader of the Democratic Party of the Iraqi Nation and has been outspoken in his belief that Iraq must make peace with Israel. Democracy will not take hold in Iraq unless people challenge the old ways of thinking and "break the taboos," said al-Alusi.

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