3.22.2004
They said life now was worse than before occupation forces invaded a year ago, and they wanted the Americans to leave immediately to let Iraqis sort out their own destiny.
Jumuaah, a 41-year-old shop owner, voiced the most familiar complaint - the Americans had failed to deliver on the basic necessities of life. "Before it was safe under Saddam but he was bad and we wanted to get rid of him. But now there is no security, and we don't have reliable water and electricity.
"After a year of broken promises, I don't believe the Americans anymore. Any intelligent person knows they are liars. The Americans came here for political reasons - they want to dominate the whole world."
- Roshan Muhammed Salih in Baghdad
Aljazeera
Jumuaah, a 41-year-old shop owner, voiced the most familiar complaint - the Americans had failed to deliver on the basic necessities of life. "Before it was safe under Saddam but he was bad and we wanted to get rid of him. But now there is no security, and we don't have reliable water and electricity.
"After a year of broken promises, I don't believe the Americans anymore. Any intelligent person knows they are liars. The Americans came here for political reasons - they want to dominate the whole world."
- Roshan Muhammed Salih in Baghdad
Aljazeera