1.   The invading Iraqi forces had been accompanied by mukhabarat officers who immediately began rounding up Iraqi opposition exiles in Kuwait City.

2.   Second, it called for the development of an organizational and structural framework for uniting the Iraqi opposition.

3.   He added that the Iraqi opposition and the Iraqi Kurds had agreed to maintain the territorial integrity of Iraq.

4.   Also last week, the administration named a veteran foreign service officer, Frank Ricciardone, as its special representative to the Iraqi opposition.

5.   Along with a representative of the US Embassy in London, he held intensive meetings with Iraqi opposition groups and individuals.

6.   An air campaign supporting an Iraqi opposition ground offensive would also require significant attention to targets that were not high priorities in Desert Storm.

7.   America can talk about backing Iraqi opposition groups outside the country, but most such groups are hopelessly weak and divided and have little support in Iraq.

8.   And despite American efforts to unify Iraqi opposition groups, factions remain.

9.   And interviews with CIA operatives, State Department officers, leaders of the Iraqi opposition and senior Arab officials tell a story of failures turning to disaster.

10.   And for the Iraqi opposition, it may take years to rebuild their joint efforts to fight Saddam from inside Iraqi territory.