Posted in Uncategorized on January 3rd, 2007 by my – Be the first to comment
Sami - Iraqi Thoughts:
I am still shocked even after watching hours of TV. Its funny how as I grew up this was the man I hated most in my life and have always wanted him killed but for some reason the feelings of joy were not what I expected. There are many reasons for that but I think mainly the fact that this ended up being an Al Dawa political party fight versus Saddam is what saddens me. Al Dawa where the political party involved in Dujail, the first case Saddam was tried on was Dujail (in my eyes a big mistake) but that was on the orders of former Iraqi PM Ibrahim Al-Ja’afari who comes from the Al Dawa party. Coincidentally the warrant was signed by Al-Maliki again from the Al Dawa party and finally exclusive footage of Saddam’s dead corpse was shown on Al Dawa’s TV channel Baladi. I just wish that he could have faced all the charges against him, but I am no politician and maybe they couldn’t wait any longer. Finally I don’t think the situation will change in Iraq much because the people who hate Saddam or love him are all still going to have the same deep hatred and divisons towards each other. Unity isn’t about being the same but about accepting each other’s differences and the way Iraqis act that does not look like happening any time soon.
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Posted in Uncategorized on December 19th, 2006 by my – Be the first to comment
Trudy Rubin
December 19, 2006
In military parlance, there is a concept known as “the golden hour.” It refers to the window of time within which badly wounded troops have a good chance of surviving if they can be evacuated to medical facilities. But if this window closes, the chance of saving the wounded soldiers drops sharply.
“We have missed the golden hour,” I was told recently by a U.S. officer with extensive combat experience outside Baghdad. He was referring to the chance of stabilizing Iraq.
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Posted in Uncategorized on December 19th, 2006 by my – Be the first to comment
Iraqi Bloggers React to Saddam’s Verdict:
“Although I am happy that Saddam is going to be executed, I think it’s not going to change the real mess in Iraq…”
“Most of the Iraqis I’ve prodded felt oblivious to what could happen to Saddam’s neck. A Sunni cousin of mine by the name of Omar in Ghazaliya said, “To the hell,” while another Sunni cousin of mine in Egypt said, “To the heck.” I for one, felt happy, and congratulated everyone I saw…”
“We are witnessing an incredible moment in the history of freedom. I had no idea that the verdict would release such an intense bond of fealty to Saddam among those who reject and fight the new Iraq…”
“The decision on Sunday was bittersweet, as an Iraqi Kurd I think this is the day of justice we have all looked forward to and dreamed about, that Saddam would find his fate and that the martyrs and people of Iraq who have suffered due to him would be on the other side of the equation…”
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Posted in Uncategorized on December 19th, 2006 by my – Be the first to comment
Nearly half of Iraq’s population is under the age of 21. ‘Iraq: The Lost Generation,’ which was shot for Channel 4, opens a window into the hidden lives of Iraqi Youth. I strongly recommend watching it.
It follows the lives of the insurgent, the soldier, the doctor, the militiaman, the prisoner, the salesman and the disabled. All of them young Iraqis who have lost hope and feel they have no future.
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Posted in Uncategorized on December 19th, 2006 by my – Be the first to comment
What happened yesterday in central Baghdad borders on the farcical.
Up to 80 gunmen, dressed in camouflaged Interior Ministry uniforms in dozens of unmarked four wheel-drive vehicles and pickup trucks with tinted glass, surrounded and blocked all roads leading to the Directorate of Scholarships and Cultural Relations at Andalus Square at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday.
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