 An Iraqi boy runs past a US army Bradley armoured vehicle with the 9th Cavalry Regiment in Baghdad's Sheikh Ali neighbourhood. Iraqis are increasingly pessimistic about the future, and fewer than one in five have faith in the US-led occupation of the country following the invasion of Iraq and the ouster of Saddam Hussein, a poll recent revealed. The survey, contrasting with a survey two years ago, indicated that barely a quarter -- 26 per cent -- feel safe in their own neighbourhoods as the anniversary of the US-led invasion is marked this week   Iraqi security forces rush to the site of a car bomb attack in Kirkuk. A series of coordinated car bombs and mortar attacks killed 15 people and wounded dozens more in the ethnically-volatile Iraqi oil hub (top); late Iraqi President Saddam Hussein (right) and Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan -- who was executed on Tuesday -- attending a military parade at the Victory Square, Baghdad (photo: AFP) parent page (22 - 28 March 2007, issue #837) |