U.S. & Qaeda colluding, Iraqi village says

"Hassan Alwan Said, the mayor of Buhriz, a violent village on the southern edge of Baqubah, said the persistent insurgent power in the city led many residents to fear that al-Qaeda in Iraq and the Americans were secretly colluding.
"They think, 'Why can't the coalition kick out al-Qaeda?' " he said."

source
Partlow, Joshua. (The Washington Post). U.S. Bolstering Force in Deadly Diyala. April 16, 2007.

posted: saturday, april 21, 2007, 4:11 AM ET

tags: iraq conspiracy theory