Saddam Supporters Will Get Old Jobs Back

The United States is expected to announce today that selected former Saddam supporters will be welcomed back into the police and education services. About 11,000 school teachers and professors will be returning to their jobs.

Mahmoud Othman, a member of the Iraqi Governing Council, said the policy would still "exclude high-ranking" Saddam supporters "who committed crimes." According to US administrators, that means that there will be several government positions left open due to the vacancy caused by excluding the criminals. Paul Bremer, head of the US-led Coalition Provisional Authority, said that the Iraqi Governing Council will be accepting applications for "Mass Grave Digger," "Head Human Rights Violator," and "Weapons of Mass Destruction Concealer."