"We are being persecuted more now than previously, under Saddam Hussein’s regime Andrew Hevmiz stated, an Australian-born Iraqi who left many relatives, as well as friends, in his country of origin perhaps many people ignore the fact that Saddam Hussein’s Cabinet included ministers of many different faiths; it was a dictatorship, but at least what is going on now did not happen. Now there is no more peace and security for Iraqi Christians". "We need peace Wasam Sadik, the group leader, reiterated and this is what we want to tell all young people who are here in Sydney. We have not met with our US peers yet. We feel no resentment towards them, although we believe that US policy in Iraq has been the wrong one". "The kids we have met so far have been very attentive and friendly. These are the best times to talk about and share our experience, including the sacrifices we had to endure for our faith".
