Iraqi Clans Spurn U.S. Bucks For Abused Prisoners

By Mazen Ghazi, Namir Al-Hijazi, IOL Correspondents

BAGHDAD, May 16 (IslamOnline.net) –

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"Only just punishment can quell our outrage. This abhorrent act was intentional and deliberate," Abdulkarim charged.

Last week, a number of Iraqi clan chieftains met with Washington ’s top man in Iraq Paul Bremer, who offered to recompense Iraqi prisoners for the U.S. misconduct at the Abu Gharib prison, the center of an international scandal.

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Abdulkarim further underlined that resistance is the only way to liberate Iraq and restore its sovereignty. "Freedom is not a gift from heaven. It should be earned by effort and resolve," he said. Abdulkarim expected that the U.S. military would try its best in the days to come to calm things down for tactical reasons. "There is an anger boiling under the surface now," he said. "The June 30 deadline for power transfer, for instance, is only used to water the growing anti-U.S. sentiments."

Abdulkarim said the Americans have come to realize that they cannot rule Iraq all by themselves, "especially after they were let down by their friends," referring to the U.S.-appointed interim Governing Council. "They are now fully aware that those people lost touch with the Iraqi people and not familiar with its mosaic structure.

"That’s why they opted now for another strategy, depending heavily on people from within."

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How disgusting, we offered them money for their torture!

<http://juancole.com/> Apparently a leader from Iran has
decided to speak out. Mr. Cole believes that Iran could
destabilize Iraq. I'm not sure I understand this completely
but I think it ties in to their not wanting to accept compensation.
I think this is an important turn.

I believe their culture requires either compensation or revenge for an offense. And they've rejected compensation.