Iraq Better Off Under Saddam Says U.S. Military Aide

Lutfi Saber, an aide to the military coalition in Iraq, has said that the country would be better off if it were still under the rule of Saddam Hussein.

Saber slammed the current system in Iraq saying, "None of these people trust each other. Everything comes down to that. The whole system is set up to ensure that nobody does anything that somebody else thinks is wrong."

He went on to say that the country was "engulfed in chaos and nobody does anything because they all refuse to take responsibility". Meanwhile, US President George W Bush continues to insist that progress is being made.

It now appears that, far from improving the quality of life for Iraqi youngsters, the US-led military assault on Iraq has inexplicably doubled the number of children under five suffering from malnutrition. Under Saddam, about 4% of children under five were going hungry, whereas by the end of last year almost 8% were suffering.