New Iraqi army plans unveiled. The US-led administration in Iraq announces plans for a new army and for compensation pay for sacked soldiers. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]
Former Iraqi soldiers have taken part in sometimes violent protests against the CPA since they were sacked following their defeat by American-led forces in the Iraq war.
The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) also said it would make monthly payments to many of those who lost their jobs when former President Saddam Hussein's military machine was disbanded.
So basically, we're paying the former soilders off, so that they don't attack us. Something about that smacks of being wrong.
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