Word: saddamism
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...have no relation whatsoever with the old regime. Most of us were imprisoned and humiliated in Saddam's time," says Fallujah's Abu Bilal al-Fallujah, whose cousin launched at least two attacks on American convoys before he was killed in an explosion at the city's central mosque in June. "The problems started with the way the Americans ignored our ideas and customs. They humiliated us; they occupied our mosque. Of course, I will seek revenge if I am insulted...
That sentiment is spreading. After the Baghdad raid that left Zaid Khazalalrubai and four bystanders dead, tribal leaders from around the country descended on the home of Rabiah Mohammed al-Habib, a prominent tribal prince whose house was the target of the raid. (U.S. forces mistakenly thought Saddam might be there.) The visitors offered help in organizing retaliatory attacks against American troops. "My people are asking 'What action should we take?'" says al-Habib. "I'm trying to calm them down. I'm telling them that the Americans are probably desperate. But I cannot control the feeling of my people...
American commanders also worry about the possible dangers posed by a new "army" being mobilized by renegade religious leader Muqtada al-Sadr, son of the late Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr, who is revered by Iraq's Shi'ites for his struggle against Saddam. Two weeks ago at Friday prayers, al-Sadr declared his opposition to the American-appointed governing council and the American occupation and announced the formation of a "peaceful" army to defend Iraqi dignity, culture and sovereignty. He has since softened his rhetoric, saying the force will be armed only with "faith" and that it will restrict itself...
...people loved the Americans as a people, even before the war, but now they do not," says an elder who declines to give his name. "The resistance does exist, but it's not to protect Saddam or avenge Uday and Qusay. The resistance belongs to the community." A community that's hard to fit on just one deck of cards. --Reported by Hassan Fattah and Vivienne Walt/Baghdad, Massimo Calabresi/Washington and Michael Ware/Tarmiyah
...fact remains that the President presented a piece of false evidence in support of the Administration's case for going to war with Iraq. The CIA HAD warned members of the President's staff that the intelligence was not good enough to make the flat statement that Saddam Hussein had "sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa." Even though Bush cited the British government as the source in his statement, he conveyed a falsehood. It was Bush, not the CIA, who deceived Americans; it is he and his Administration that must be held accountable. GREG COX Wheaton...