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June 27, 2003

Scoffing at the U.S. in Hussein Country

A very revealing article.

t r u t h o u t - Scoffing at the U.S. in Hussein Country

Scoffing at the U.S. in Hussein Country
By Alissa J. Rubin
The Los Angeles Times
Friday 20 June 2003

An excerpt:

It is the part of Iraq where Hussein could find shelter in almost any house he approached and be assured that his hosts would not betray him.

Even the graffiti, much of it freshly painted in green Arabic lettering on the low walls that border Tikrit's main street, tell the story. "Congratulations on your birthday, sir, despite the new situation," reads one sign. Another reads, "Saddam still exists, you dog Bush." And one: "Anyone who deals with the Americans should be killed."

Although a local resident almost certainly played a role in Mahmud's capture, the Americans' questioning of people here seems futile to Hussein loyalists.

"They are asking silly things. 'Have you seen Saddam Hussein?' 'Where did you see him?' And the answer they get is, 'No, I haven't seen him.' And that is reality," said Marwan Adnan Nasiri, a 37-year-old lawyer who said six or seven of his cousins have been detained. Some of them have been released.

"If I knew where Saddam was, I would never tell you," he said with a pleasant smile, "because you are an American."

Nasiri's view, widely shared in Tikrit, is that the "the ex-regime is the best. The majority of Iraqis liked Saddam. He has kept our dignity."

Read the whole thing.

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Learning Percentage: 85%

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