Doesn't the Iraqi government know that it's all about al-Qaida? Someone needs to check that new list of most wanted in Iraq.
The list, released last weekend, includes at least 21 former regime figures, among them Saddam's chief lieutenant, his wife, eldest daughter, two nephews and a cousin Â? allegedly financiers of the insurgency.Only five of the 41 names are clearly identified as members of al-Qaida's local branch.
That reinforces the impression shared by a number of analysts that ex-Baath party members and former regime figures still play a key role in the insurgency.
"I believe that former regime members form 40 to 50 percent of the insurgency," said Diaa Rashwan, an Egyptian expert on militant groups. "Operations by al-Qaida and the Mujahedeen Shura Council make between five to 10 percent only, a maximum of 10 percent."
