http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/2004/04/04/news/world/world04.aspBehind the machine-gun nests and coiled razor wire of Baghdad's "Green Zone", US civilian contractors appear more furious and frightened than at any time since they began the task of rebuilding Iraq.
The murder and mutilation of four US security guards in Fallujah has shaken morale among those who are running the world's largest reconstruction effort, with a budget exceeding £10-billion.
Searing images of burnt bodies in Fallujah have caused fear to mix with a yearning for vengeance.
"Let's just go in and level the town," said one angry US civilian. "Let's tell them to get their women and children out and then go in and level it....more...
Yeah, let's go in an level the place...just like the Israelis did
to Jenin. Didn't fix anything...just got their jollies for revenge.
This is stupid.