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February 21, 2005       Share:    

Source: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1029805,00.html

Secret Dialogue between U.S. and Sunni Insurgents in Iraq

(TIME) Michael Ware - Members of the Sunni insurgency in Iraq are open to negotiating an end to their struggle with the U.S. "We are ready to work with you," said a middle-aged former member of Saddam Hussein's regime who is a senior representative of the self-described nationalist insurgency. Parts of the insurgency in Iraq are prepared to talk and move toward putting away their arms - and the U.S. is willing to listen. Hard-line Islamist fighters like al-Zarqawi's al-Qaeda group will not compromise in their campaign to create an Islamic state, but senior Iraqi insurgent commanders said several "nationalist" rebel groups - composed predominantly of ex-military officers - have moved toward a strategy of "fight and negotiate."

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