With one oppressor gone Iraqis now
face their occupiers “I will only negotiate with the Americans if their country says that it has come here to liberate us not to occupy us, as occupying a country is incompatible with the very principle of negotiations... We are not hostile to America, but we are the enemy of occupation... I only want a government based on freedom and rule by the people. Obviously, such a government will be an Islamic one.”
Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr interview with Iranian news agency Irna, 23 Feb 04”