Chaos still rules Iraq

Three months after the downfall of Saddam Hussein and his Baathist regime, Iraqis still complain of the security situation in the country and electricity supply.

The only solved problem here is that of gazoline for cars. Gone are the days of long queues of vehicles waiting indefinitly in front of gaz stations.

But security remains volatile thanks to the savagry of some bandits belonging to the former regime. "My uncle was killed in the middle of the day," according to Yassine Jaafar.

"Who is responsible for his murder? The UN Security Council? The coalition forces?" he said adding that several Iraqis who survived three devastating wars over the past two decades, were now afraid that they get killed on the hands of looters.

"The Americans are trying hard to control the security situation but to no avail," said Jaafar. "We have come to the conclusion that this country is doomed. It is as if it is written that we never live in peace," Jaafar, who was still mourning, intoned.

Meanwhile, Iraqi political factions strive to put their action together and present the occupation administration with a coherent plan.

"The interim government was supposed to be formed in June 1, but I assume the summer would be concluded before we are able to form a national body," according to Ibrahim Qaderi, member of the Iraqi Communist Party's leadership.

"All of us have committed mistakes and we should reconsider our actions before we're able to come up with a plan that should convince Iraqis before we present it to the occupation," he added.