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AFP BAGHDAD (AFP) — Yes, Iraqi police are corrupt and yes, they are sectarian, but they are also badly paid, poorly trained and lay their lives on the line daily, says Baghdad policeman Mohammed Rahim.
"And who are the Americans to tell us that our police force should be disbanded?" asked Rahim, responding angrily Friday to a report of a commission headed by Marine General James Jones, the former top US commander in Europe.
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Rahim, father of four children, acknowledged that many police are unable to hide their loyalties to their particular sects and often act accordingly. He also concedes that some Iraqi police are corrupt -- "er, yes, there are a few" -- but says that this is true of police around the world.
"Police are not the only ones who are corrupt in Iraq," Rahim added defensively, standing guard with his AK-47 rifle outside a government building in an inner Baghdad suburb in his blue shirt, grey trousers and brown shoes.
"What has happened to the billions of dollars which the Americans have pumped into the country for reconstruction? Where has it all gone? There is very little reconstruction going on."
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