Arabs Seethe, Demand Rumsfeld’s Resignation
The Arab world and the DNC find themselves in perfect agreement: Rumsfeld Apology Fails to Calm Arab Anger.
The abuses by U.S. forces recalled the brutality of Saddam Hussein’s regime, said Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad al-Salem al-Sabah.
“For us in Kuwait these (abuses) mean a lot of things, and recall the brutal acts by Saddam Hussein’s regime in the same prison, Abu Ghraib, which held many Kuwaiti detainees,” he was quoted on Saturday by newspapers as saying.
The Arab News dismissed Rumsfeld’s review of the scandal.
“Rumsfeld’s suggestion that an independent inquiry be set up into what happened is a waste of time, and Iraqis simply do not have time to waste,” it said.
“If he resigns without fuss, perhaps he may begin to redeem himself by making a tiny contribution to the restoration of America’s good name in the world.”
Underscoring the intense emotions in the Arab world, Egypt’s al-Wafd had a picture of a dead Iraqi child with the caption: “The new Mongols massacre the children of Iraq before the eyes of the world.”