“In early October [9, 2003], Grand Ayatollah Bashir al-Najafi said, ‘Iraqis should be taught never to believe the promises and slogans of the US-led coalition forces. Most injustices inflicted on Muslims everywhere can be traced to the politics of arrogance pursued by the United States and surrogate regimes.’ ”
– Ali A. Allawi, The Occupation of Iraq, Page 211