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Iraqi poster proposing a reward of 15 million dollars for the heads of Rumsfeld (R), U.S. commander in Iraq Ricardo Sanchez (C) and military spokesman Mark Kimmitt
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BAGHDAD,
April 29 (IslamOnline.net) – At least 71% of nearly 3,500 Iraqis of
every religious and ethnic group see the U.S.-led forces as
"occupiers" and not "liberators", a new USA
TODAY/CNN/Gallup poll revealed Thursday, April 29.
That
figure reaches 81% if the pro-U.S. Kurdish minority in northern Iraq
is not included, according to the survey published by the USA Today.
The
negative characterization is just as high among the Shiites who were
oppressed for decades by Saddam Hussein as it is among the Sunnis,
indicated the nationwide survey described as the most comprehensive
look at Iraqi attitudes toward the occupation.
It
also found that the U.S. forces are the most visible symbol of the occupation, viewed by many
Iraqis as uncaring, dangerous and lacking in respect for the country's
people, religion and traditions.
The
resistance fighters, by contrast, seem to be gaining broad acceptance,
if not outright support.
"I'm
not ungrateful that they took away Saddam Hussein," says Salam
Ahmed, 30, a Shiite businessman. "But the job is done. Thank you
very much. See you later. Bye-bye."
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