IOL: US yet to talk with insurgents, says general

By Will Dunham

Washington - United States forces have not held talks with insurgent leaders involved in attacks in Iraq but may do so soon, the US commander in Iraq said in remarks that appeared to differ from those of Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Monday.

On Sunday Rumsfeld said meetings between US representatives and insurgent commanders "go on all the time".

Asked by a reporter whether US forces had met with "known leaders of the insurgency who have been involved directly in attacks against US and Iraqi forces", Army General George Casey said: "Not yet. Not, to the best of my knowledge, yet."

Rummy has some explaining to do. Doen't even knpw what's happening on this issue.

Semper Fi

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