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U.S. Lifts Ban on Baath Members & Former Army Officers

HeadlineApr 22, 2004

The Washington Post reports the U.S. is moving toward lifting its ban on rehiring former members of Iraq’s ruling Baath Party and senior Iraqi military officers. More than half a dozen generals from Saddam Hussein’s army have been appointed to top jobs over the past week.

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