========= Basra =========
In Basra, Iraqis mourn an Iraqi doctor who was murdered;
shot from close range in the back of the head as he was entering his private clinic,
for cooperating with the US and the Coalition.
8 The homecoming ~ The Independent | 9/18/03 | Johann Hari
"The memories of 1991 are so vivid," says Sama. "People still fear that somehow the Americans will abandon us and Saddam will claw his way back from the grave...That's one crucial reason why people are reluctant to cooperate with the coalition." She adds: "I find it absolutely incredible that the anti-war people are now calling for the coalition to leave straight away. Nobody in Iraq wants that. The opinion polls show it's just 13 per cent. Don't they care about the Iraqi people and what they want at all? This isn't a game. This isn't about poking a stick at George Bush. This is our lives."
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