That phrase pretty much describes the Iraqi police forces. American soldiers can't trust them, Iraq's former Commissioner of Public Integrity said the police are corrupt and a source of violence, the Jones Commission recommended that the Iraqi National Police force be scrapped, and now the WaPo informs us that Iraqi police were behind a rocket attack on Camp Victory on October 10:
Iraqi Police Tied to Attack on U.S. Base
8 Officers Arrested in Rocket Strike That Killed 2 American Soldiers in Baghdad
By Joshua Partlow
Washington Post Foreign Service
Sunday, October 21, 2007; Page A19
(excerpts)
In the days since the Oct. 10 rocket barrage, U.S. soldiers have arrested eight police officers suspected of collaborating with Shiite militiamen to target the U.S. base.
"It's no secret the Iraqi police have some systemic problems with corruption," said Maj. Bill Kinsey, operations officer for the 1st Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment. "They've got dirty cops. I would say 'just like anywhere else,' but there's more of them and the stakes are higher."
Monday, October 22, 2007
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