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To: foundation who wrote (6037)	3/26/2003 11:41:25 AM
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Leader: Iraqis Will Resist U.S. Control By ALI AKBAR DAREINI Associated Press Writer March 25, 2003, 6:26 PM EST TEHRAN, Iran -- The leader of the biggest Iraqi opposition group said Tuesday that Iraqis would fight any U.S. domination after Saddam Hussein is toppled. "Coalition forces are welcome in Iraq as long as they help the Iraqi people get rid of Saddam's dictatorship, but Iraqis will resist if they seek to occupy or colonize our country," said Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, leader of the Tehran-based Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq. Such resistance, the Shiite leader told a news conference in Tehran, would include "the use of force and arms." U.S. officials have said they envision a postwar U.S. military administration turning over control to an interim government of Iraqis within months of Saddam's fall, in hopes of eventually building a stable democracy. Hakim said his party was consulting with other Iraqi opposition groups to discuss the circumstances after U.S. invasion. "All Iraqi opposition groups have agreed that the future government in Baghdad will be a national, federal, democratic government representing all ethnic and religious groups and will reject any other solution imposed from outside," he said. Hakim said the war was the result of the international community's failure to help Iraqis peacefully rid themselves of Saddam. He also warned that oil contracts between Iraq and foreign countries may be nullified after Saddam is toppled unless the deals "meet the interests of the Iraqi people." Although Shiites make up nearly 60 percent of Iraq's population, the country is dominated by Sunni Arabs. newsday.com