Mon, Mar 08, 2004 - Page 7 News List

Iraqis prefer UK soldiers to their US counterparts

DEJA VU Basra's residents say the British are more understanding of Iraqi culture and even while raiding homes, `they shake hands and are polite'

AP , BASRA, IRAQ

She and many others feel the British, as much as the Americans, are just looking for economic gains in Iraq, handing out contracts to foreign companies rather than Iraqis.

"If you scratch the surface a bit, you will see their real faces," said al-Sudani.

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