Independent.co.uk
Revealed: Secret plan to keep Iraq under US control

Bush wants 50 military bases, control of Iraqi airspace and legal
immunity for all American soldiers and contractors

By Patrick Cockburn
Thursday, 5 June 2008

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A secret deal being negotiated in Baghdad would perpetuate the
American military occupation of Iraq indefinitely, regardless of the
outcome of the US presidential election in November.

The terms of the impending deal, details of which have been leaked to
The Independent, are likely to have an explosive political effect in
Iraq. Iraqi officials fear that the accord, under which US troops
would occupy permanent bases, conduct military operations, arrest
Iraqis and enjoy immunity from Iraqi law, will destabilise Iraq's
position in the Middle East and lay the basis for unending conflict in
their country.