Bought "resistance"
Strategy Page:
"The capture of Saddam Hussein, while important, has been overshadowed by what was in the briefcase that was captured with him. The papers inside contained lists of men organizing attacks on coalition forces, as well as the minutes of meetings between Saddam allies. It was long suspected that much of the violence was planned and paid for by Saddam's allies and the Baath Party. Saddam's briefcase appears to prove this. Raids made on the basis of the suitcase information led to the arrest of over a hundred Baath party leaders and attack organizers. Intelligence information gathered in the last six months showed that most of the attacks were paid for. This news has been all over the street for months, and some of the recruiters have been captured. Saddam's briefcase enabled raids that rounded up some of the Baath bankers and contributed to growing money problems Baath has been having. Improved countermeasures by American troops has made it more dangerous to attack coalition troops and Baath has had to increase their cash rewards for 'volunteers.' The trouble with paying cash to resist the foreigners is that even most of those who do it for nothing will demand the money (due to family pressure, as few family's in post-Saddam Iraq can afford to pass up a payment of several thousand dollars.) American intelligence believes that a combination of less cash and better countermeasures has been reducing the number of daily attacks."
Strategy Page:
"The capture of Saddam Hussein, while important, has been overshadowed by what was in the briefcase that was captured with him. The papers inside contained lists of men organizing attacks on coalition forces, as well as the minutes of meetings between Saddam allies. It was long suspected that much of the violence was planned and paid for by Saddam's allies and the Baath Party. Saddam's briefcase appears to prove this. Raids made on the basis of the suitcase information led to the arrest of over a hundred Baath party leaders and attack organizers. Intelligence information gathered in the last six months showed that most of the attacks were paid for. This news has been all over the street for months, and some of the recruiters have been captured. Saddam's briefcase enabled raids that rounded up some of the Baath bankers and contributed to growing money problems Baath has been having. Improved countermeasures by American troops has made it more dangerous to attack coalition troops and Baath has had to increase their cash rewards for 'volunteers.' The trouble with paying cash to resist the foreigners is that even most of those who do it for nothing will demand the money (due to family pressure, as few family's in post-Saddam Iraq can afford to pass up a payment of several thousand dollars.) American intelligence believes that a combination of less cash and better countermeasures has been reducing the number of daily attacks."
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