1,000s of Iraqi police fired

[Prodigal Son]

Because they were working with insurgents of course!

This is from the Moonie times though...so take it with a grain of salt.

http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking ... -2490r.htm

Iraq officials fire thousands of policemen

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Iraqi authorities have fired thousands of police officers and taken over the recruiting of new policemen, the Washington Times reported Sunday.

"Most of the screening as far as the staff is up to the Iraqi staff now," said U.S. Army Capt. Kevin Bradley, who trains Iraqi national guardsmen. "Right now, whether or not the person is clean, it depends on the Iraqis."

The Times said the police officers trained and hired by the United States are believed to have been enemy informants and sympathizers who undermined numerous operations and tipped off terrorists.

The police chiefs of Mosul and Samarra were also fired following numerous insurgent attacks.

U.S. and Iraqi officials confirmed that many other law enforcement officers have been fired for incompetence or suspected insurgent sentiments since Iraqis regained sovereignty from coalition forces at the end of June.

The Iraqis have their own methods of recruiting police officers that might fall short of U.S. civil rights standards, but they are proving effective, according to Bradley.