Thursday, June 15, 2006

LT GEN ABDUL QADIR OBEIDI (SUNNI) - DEFENCE MINISTER


Lt Gen Obeidi served in the Iraqi army under Saddam Hussein, but was demoted for opposing the 1990 invasion of Kuwait. He says that he was forced to retire in 1992 and detained two years later. He faced a military court which ordered the confiscation of his house and other assets. He insists that he has no links to any Iraqi political faction.

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