Editorial

Confession

By: Muhammad Abdul Jabbar
It did not ever happen that any government official in post dictator collapse had approved media notices against him.Many newspapers in addition to al-Sabah wrote critical notes for directing thngs towards the right way and public interest, which means serving people in their daily needs of fuel, power, prices employment and housing in addition to problems of corruption.These services are the main demands by people while the media role is to concentrate on the said services and demands but some of the officials look at the media role with sensitivity that may lead to upset.A minister had cut ads from the newspaper because of publishing negative and critical feature on his ministry, and another official considered one of the reporters an adversary for him because of his critical reports.Some officials used a language of threats.So with all letters from the officials no one admitted his faults or said that reports were right, why?

CONSENSUS DEMANDS MORE MINISTRIES

Baghdad, May 20 p.1
Leaders of the leading slates met yesterday for averting any dispute that may halt proclamation of the government in the parliament session and to be approved today.But consensus slate preceded the meeting with four letters to the US and British embassies in addition to the president and prime minister demanding adding more quotas for more ministries and affirming their objection to ministers of defense and interior.Fadhila party had changed its stance and decided supporting the government without participating in it.It is worth mentioning that the day after tomorrow would be the last day for the month time of forming government granted for Nouri al-Maliki to present his portfolio to the parliament

ARMY FORCES ARREST ONE TERRORIST, 5 SUSPECTS –UNKNOWNS KIDNAP TICONDO TEAM

Baghdad, as-Sabah, Provinces, May 20, P2
The Iraqi Army forces have continued their chasing for terrorists’ groups in various districts in the country.The Army forces arrested one terrorist and 5 suspects, at the same time, several informal sources from Kerbala indicated that several motor shields have been targeted the region which witnessed the birth of the designated Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a matter that injured one female citizen.Meanwhile, several unknown terrorists kidnapped Ticondo team on al-Ramadi International path during his return from a training course in Jordan, at the same time, several Iraqis were injured and others were martyred due to the terrorist actions which different districts in Iraq have witnessed.

CONTRACTS TO DISCOVER RADIOACTIVE SOURCES

As-Sabah, May 20, P2
The Ministry of Science and Technology have signed several contracts with many local and foreign establishments and firms to uncover the radioactive sources in Iraq.An official source at the ministry told as-Sabah that the ministry had signed a contract with the Iraqi Agency of Controlling Radioactive Sources with cost of ID 750 millions to collect information on radioactive sources from all over the country through several researching teams.

REAL ESTATE COMMITTEE SETTLES 490 CASES IN WASSAIT

Kut, May 20, P3
The Committee of settling the real estate conflicts in Wassait have settled 490 cases out of the 2334 various cases, citizens had presented to the committee branch in the province.The lawyer Abdul Amir Hussein Hameed the Director of Wassait branch said that the new law No. 2 for 2006 had solved several legal paragraphs had been put by the Provisional Coalition Authority in 2004.

FIRE SWEEPS OVER 200 STORES IN FLEA MARKET IN DIAWANA

Diwania, May 20, P4
A huge fire took place on May 18 sweep over around 200 commercial shops in al-Haraj (Flea Market) in Diwania, causing huge financial harms costs ID half billion, according to specialists estimates.As-Sabah reporter in the province quoted several eye witnesses that the conflagration which took place at a late time on May 18 evening at one corners of the market quickly spread into the neighboring shops a matter that widen the small patch of the fire into the whole market.