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Gen. Garner: Fired Because He Opposed Privatization

HeadlineMar 19, 2004

In other Iraq news, the BBC is reporting the Bush administration fired General Jay Garner from overseeing the Iraq occupation last year because he advocated for free elections and rejected privatizing Iraqi industries. He told the BBC “My preference was to put the Iraqis in charge as soon as we can, and do it with some form of elections … I just thought it was necessary to rapidly get the Iraqis in charge of their destiny.”

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