Myers Sees More Crimes In Iraq Insurgency
Organized crime and criminals-for-hire appear to be taking a more prominent role in the insurgency, although former Saddam Hussein loyalists and foreign fighters still pose a major threat, the top U.S. general said Tuesday. Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters at this U.S. base near Baghdad International Airport that he was told during meetings here and elsewhere in Iraq on Monday that more of the people being captured by U.S. and Iraqi forces appear to be criminals.Full Story