One of Ours

Iyad Allawi, Iraq's prime minister-designate, plans to recall four divisions of Saddam Hussein's old army and create a rapid reaction force and anti-terrorism unit to deal with the country's security crisis.

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On the eve of his appointment, the leader of the Iraqi National Accord laid out his strategy for bolstering the struggling security forces after the June 30 transfer of power. The INA still draws heavily on former Iraqi military and intelligence officers, and Dr Allawi believes the decisions last year to disband the old army en masse and introduce a rigid policy of sacking Baathists from all official posts contributed significantly to the collapse in law and order.