Iraq has issued arrest warrants against the defense minister

Not only is the Bush administration looking at indictments coming soon but the former U.S. backed government in Iraq now has arrest warrants issued. Freedom is on the march!!!! Ex-Iraqi Officials Sought in $1B Theft Monday October 10, 2005 11:31 PM AP Photo BAG105 By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq has issued arrest warrants against the defense minister and 27 other officials from the U.S.-backed government of former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi over the alleged disappearance or misappropriation of $1 billion in military procurement funds, officials said Monday. Those accused include four other ministers from Allawi's government, which was replaced by an elected Cabinet led by Shiite parties in April, said Ali al-Lami of Iraq's Integrity Commission. Many of the officials are believed to have left Iraq, including Hazem Shaalan, the former defense minister who moved to Jordan shortly after the new government was installed. Read more: Guardian UK