Iraqi Parliament Speaker Says Invasion and Aftermath Are the ‘Work of Butchers’ - New York Times

Iraqi Parliament Speaker Says Invasion and Aftermath Are the ‘Work of Butchers’ - New York Times

July 23, 2006

BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 22 — The speaker of the Iraqi Parliament criticized the American government’s involvement in Iraq on Saturday, likening the invasion and its consequences to “the work of butchers” and demanding that the American authorities disentangle themselves from Iraq’s political affairs.