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I saw a report this morning on the news that - Page 68 - Politics, Business, Civil, History - Posted: 21st Dec, 2004 - 1:32pm
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So, now that the USA left Iraq can the country rebuild herself and become stable? Related Information to Post War IraqPost Date: 13th Dec, 2004 - 10:53am / Post ID: #
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SWIFT TRIAL FOR SADDAM A VICTIM OF INSURGENCY
In the year since he was captured and hustled away to a secret location, Saddam Hussein has taken up gardening, undergone a hernia operation and written poetry that one visitor describes as "rubbishy."
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I was reading yesterday in a newspaper from Argentina that Saddam is refusing food...I wonder if it is because the guy is depressed or is because he wants to make a point?.
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| I was reading yesterday in a newspaper from Argentina that Saddam is refusing food |
I saw a news report today that said some of Saddam's top aides were refusing food. The report specifically said he was being kept in a place separate from them and that he had not refused any food.
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The Daily Demarch is a blog run by two Foreign Service Officers. I have only been reading it for a little while, but there is a lot of good information and analysis there. One of the authors is a Republican, the other is a Democrat.
The Democrat (Smiley) posted a very interesting message about "Iraq Pt 1: Why We Are Here". I am finding it very interesting, and highly recommend this article to anyone.
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| ....Thus the west finds itself in conflict with a new foe, that of fascist Islam. That some Westerners choose to find another enemy, namely the United States, does not lessen the resolve of the fascists in their struggle to achieve their goals - Western countries that officially decry American hegemony nonetheless find themselves in the crosshairs of the fascists. That's where we are today - with the West, divided as it may be, facing an implacable foe - one that, according to the 9/11 Commission, it shares nothing with, even a respect for human life. Accommodation with the fascists will be no more successful than finding an accommodation with the Soviets. Ultimately the fascists must be overcome by some combination of force of arms and political means. Just like many people living in the Soviet Union weren't diehard communists, most Muslims do not embody the values of the fascists and would, I believe, accept democracy and a form of liberal values. Similarly, just as the majority of Russians and Eastern Europeans didn't openly criticize their communist parties, most moderate Muslims don't publicly criticize fellow Muslims, even if they don't agree with their actions. It is always easier to blame someone else (America) for their problems anyway. .... |
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| I saw a news report today that said some of Saddam's top aides were refusing food. The report specifically said he was being kept in a place separate from them and that he had not refused any food. |
Oh, thanks for the clarification. I heard today also that next week, trials will start for Saddam's people and I guess for himself too, the defense lawyers said that they did not have enough time to prepare the case. What do you think?.
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Well, here is another edition of "Good News from Iraq" (Part 17, if you are interested).
https://chrenkoff.blogspot.com/2004/12/good...aq-part-17.html
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| We will know soon enough to what extent the Iraqis as a whole have listened to this advice, but as of six weeks from the poll the indications are that the "silent majority" is keen for the election to mark a clean break from the past and a beginning of a new Iraq. It's not just in the political sphere that the Iraqis, with the assistance of the Coalition forces, governments and organizations, are trying to make progress. In the economy, reconstruction, infrastructure, health and education, cultural life and security, work continues everyday, often under dangerous and difficult circumstances and just as often considered not newsworthy enough to compete with the insurgency and the growing pains of a country just starting to lift itself up after three decades spent under the boot of a bloodthirsty megalomaniac. Below are some of these stories of the past two weeks. |
Good reading!
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I saw a report this morning on the news that said that there was a vote in Iraq where 70% of the people responding said they were happier today and their lives were better than when Saddam was in power. I am not saying this justifies anything, but...it does at least seem to suggest that the people in Iraq feel they are better off than they were before. In my opinion, that means far more than what anyone else thinks. Of course, the question I now would have is, who voted? How big a sample was it?
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