The fighting in Fallujah has slowed for now, but the number of Iraqis killed there underscores just what a bloody week it’s been. Some estimates count more than 700 Iraqi dead. The response to the Fallujah siege has been outrage.
Adnan Pachachi, the elder statesman of the Iraqi Governing Council, and a favorite of the U.S. State Department, denounced the U.S. military operation as “illegal and totally unacceptable.” It seems that Iraqi resentment over the American-led occupation is turning to more widespread anger. Iraq’s human rights minister has resigned in disgust and a number of members of the Iraqi Governing Council are also talking of quitting.
Guests:
Hassan Fattah, former editor, Iraq Today
Zainab al-Suwaij, executive director, Amerian Islamic Congress.