Deposed Saddam issues decrees from his hideout

From his hideout in Iraq, deposed dictator Saddam Hussein sent out messages giving Iraqis "his instructions" on what to do with public offices' cars that were looted in the aftermath of the liberation of Baghdad on April 11.

In another message, Saddam mourned over the killing of his two sons and mini-dictators Oday and Qusai. The killing of the two brothers was received very well here as people kept on shooting in the air celebrating their dead for more than six hours.

But the good news of eradicating top officials of the former regime were not enough to restore the security situation which has deteriorated to unprecedented levels in Baghdad and other Iraqi areas.

Meanwhile, the Iraqi political leadership is striving to organize itself and form the nucleus of the new government. "It's not easy to start everything from scratch," said Azad Jundiani, spokesperson of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.

Jundiani told Alternative that four months were not enough to undo what the "criminal Baathists had done during a three-decade rule.

By the time these lines were written, the interim Iraqi council was still fighting to set foot and market itself as the representative of the Iraqi people.

Following their meeting in Cairo, Arab foreign ministers of the Arab League announced that they were not willing to either send peacekeeping forces to Iraq or to communicate with the interim council.

"They are reactionists as they have always been. They only oppose and refuse without presenting an alternative plan," Jundiani argued. "What do they plan to do instead? Leave the situation as is or call on American withdrawal and throw the country into total chaos?"

Until politicians figure out what would be Iraq's solution, the country still lives without electricity, fuel and without any kind of security. For this purpose, Iraqis crossed their finger and are hoping for a miracle.