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| Allawi: Iraq Abuses As Bad As Under Saddam 22 minutes ago LONDON - Human rights abuses in Iraq are as bad now as they were under Saddam Hussein and could become even worse, the country's former interim prime minister said in an interview published Sunday. ADVERTISEMENT Get Our Top 20™ Newsletter in Your Inbox Each Week! The Most 'WOW!' Travel Deals on the Internet - here's a sampling: Released 23 NOV 2005 Winter Sale to 20+ European Cities (One-Way) £29 & up British Airways Costa Daurada 4-Star Short Break inc Flights £78 Fleetway Travel Famous Hollywood Hotel at 50% OFF £58 Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Amsterdam Luxury Weekend Break inc Flights £132 & up Expedia.co.uk Click on Any Deal and Check Them Out Today! *Fares listed may not include all taxes, charges and government fees. More information. © 2005 Travelzoo UK Ltd. "People are doing the same as Saddam's time and worse," Ayad Allawi told The Observer newspaper. "It is an appropriate comparison." Allawi accused fellow Shiites in the government of being responsible for death squads and secret torture centers and said the brutality of elements in the new security forces rivals that of Saddam's secret police. Although Allawi is a Shiite, he is secular in his politics and is running separately from the Shiite religious parties in the Dec. 15 election. His comments appear to be an attempt to appeal to Sunni voters, who claim their community has been unfairly targeted by the Shiite-led security forces. "People are remembering the days of Saddam. These were the precise reasons that we fought Saddam and now we are seeing the same thing," the newspaper quoted him as saying. Iraqi officials have played down reports of rights abuses, insisting they are lies created by their enemies. |
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