British defense minister in Baghdad

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Britain’s new Defense Secretary John Hutton on Sunday arrived in the Iraqi capital Baghdad and met his Iraqi counterpart, a source from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense said. “Today, the new British secretary of defense, John Hutton, arrived in Baghdad and met with his Iraqi counterpart, Abdelqadir al-Obeidi; the head of the Iraqi Navy, Commodore Mohammed Jawad; and a ministry spokesperson, Staff Maj. Gen. Sami al-Askari,” the source told IraqiNews.com. Hutton, the former business secretary, was appointed as Britain’s new defense secretary in a cabinet reshuffle on October 3. SS (P) 1