Allawi Claims Abuse in Iraq Worse Than Under Saddam Hussain

Iraq's former interim prime minister complained Sunday that human rights abuses by some in the new government are as bad now as they were under Saddam Hussein.

Ayad Allawi, a secular Shiite Muslim, told the London newspaper The Observer that fellow Shiites are responsible for death squads and secret torture centers and said brutality by elements of Iraqi security forces rivals that of Saddam's secret police.

"People are remembering the days of Saddam. These were the precise reasons that we fought Saddam and now we are seeing the same thing," the newspaper quoted Allawi as saying.

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In an interview published Sunday by The Washington Post, al-Hakim also complained the U.S. government is tying Iraq's hands in fighting the insurgency and said one of the country's biggest problems "is the mistaken or wrong policies practiced by the Americans."


We never had a real reason to go into their home and pitch a hissy fit, and we're screwing up everything we touch over there - Just bring them home!!! NOW


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Hattip: Juan Cole at Informed Comment