Saddam Arrest Cheer Fades Into Iraqi Ire at U.S.

[papau]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=564&ncid=716&e=15&u=/nm/20031215/ts_nm/iraq_mood_dc

Saddam Arrest Cheer Fades Into Iraqi Ire at U.S.
Mon Dec 15, 5:03 AM ET By Joseph Logan

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Joy at the capture of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) gave way to resentment toward Washington Monday as Iraqis confronted afresh the bloodshed, shortages and soaring prices of life under U.S. occupation. ...But whether he's in a hole or in jail, it does nothing for me today, it won't feed me or protect me or send my children to school," he said. <snip>

"It's great that he's caught, but it wasn't him who screwed up the petrol and the electricity and everything else so badly, so now a canister of gas that was 250 dinars costs 4,000, if you can get one," said Ghazi, a 52-year-old dentist, from his car as he queued with hundreds of other drivers waiting for petrol. <snip>

"The Americans promised freedom and prosperity; what's this? Go up to their headquarters, at one of those checkpoints where they point their guns at you, and tell them that you hate them as much as Saddam, and see what they do to you," said Mohammad Saleh, 39, a building contractor.


"The only difference is that Saddam would kill you in private, where the Americans will kill you in public," he said.


"A lot of things -- safety, freedom, prosperity -- that we were supposed to have are gone. They promised many things, and now that they have caught Saddam maybe they kept one."

[kalian]

1. Ouch...

"The only difference is that Saddam would kill you in private, where the Americans will kill you in public," he said.

:wow:

[papau]

2. A comment sure to not get air time or print in the US!! - not censorship -

just good taste!

:-)