"Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied."
Otto von Bismarck (Prussian Prime Minister, Founder and Chancellor of the German Empire, 1815-1898)
U.S. forces have
not held talks with insurgent leaders involved in attacks in Iraq but may do so soon, the U.S. commander in Iraq said on Monday in remarks that appeared to differ from those of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.[...]
The Islamic Army in Iraq, in a statement issued yesterday, June 26, 2005,
denies allegations that members of its group have been negotiating with American military officials, and outlines several points concerning these "lies... to break the unity of the mujahideen and confuse them." [...]
Meanwhile, on the
believable side:
WASHINGTON - Top U.S. military officials are increasingly emphasizing political solutions rather than military ones to
Iraq's insurgency, a shift acknowledging the difficulty they and the Iraqi government face in stopping the violence. [...]
So how many people are going to be taken by surpise when they announce a cease fire with the "terrorists" that we've been fighting over the last two years?