A US source said the CIA is in talks with Baath Party leaders to return to the Iraqi political arena.

 

A US source said the CIA is in talks with Baath Party leaders to return to the Iraqi political arena. But he said the return would be conditional on not creating war for Israel and recognizing the state of Israel. The United States is planning to hold secret talks with Ba'athist leaders to launch a major transition in Iraq this year that would eliminate Iranian-backed militias by the new forces. "We no longer believe in the Shiite government and we must change the Iraqi government," he said