Parliament Speaker refuses any commitment towards U.S. if compensates won’t be paid for Iraqis

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraq ’s Parliament Speaker, Usama al-Nujeify, has vowed not to commit himself towards the United States , if the American side won’t guarantee the right of the Iraqi people in compensations for the losses caused by the country’s occupation, a former Iraqi legislature said on Thursday.   The former Independent Legislature, Hussein al-Fallujy, leading a national campaign, demanding Iraq’s compensations for the losses caused by the American side, told IraqiNews.com news agency that “Nujeify had vowed in a meeting with him and a number of other Parliament members, that “any commitment won’t be given to the American side, unless it guarantees the right of the Iraqi people, especially the compensations of the Iraqis harmed by the American side.”   He said that the “Chairman of al-Iraqiya Coalition’s list in the Parliament, Salman al-Jumeily and its Legislature, Jaber al-Jabiry, have supported Nujeify’s decision.”   The former Iraqi Legislature, Hussein al-Fallujy, had led a campaign, demanding the American side to pay compensations for the people of Iraq , estimated at billions (b) of dollars, after eight years of U.S. occupation or presence in Iraq .   SKH (IT)     993