Iraqi column voices fears, anger and SPECIFIC threats to Bushco/US

[Gloria]

From the new World Media Watch up now at http://www.zianet.com/insightanalytical
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1//Azzaman in English, Iraq January 23, 2006

http://www.azzaman.com/english/index.asp?fname=editorial\2006-01-23\163.htm



U.S. FORECASTS OF FURTHER VIOLENCE SCARE IRAQIS

By Fatih Abdulsalam

Many Iraqis have expressed their indignation and disappointment at U.S. President George W. Bush’s predictions that violence is set to intensify further this year.

They were even angrier when the president openly supported the government’s decision to boost fuel prices nearly fivefold.

Some even accused the president of negligence and inaction. His predictions show that he is aware of the calamities that are to come while he does nothing about them, they said.

This is a president Iraqis have come to know and in many respects even better than the U.S. citizens he rules.

Many of them believe in the hands of this president rests their destiny and that he has a hand in whatever has been happening to the country since his 2003 invasion.

(SNIP)

Here are a number of ideas of what Iraqis say they will do if the president fails to deliver his promise of ‘victory’ in the war:

We will launch another November 11 attack. (September 11, ed)

We will establish a new sovereign government that will prevent our own president from visiting America and meeting with U.S. president.

We will not prevent our own president from addressing the U.S. congress using a script prepared for him by the State Department.

We will persuade our forthcoming parliament to regain the control of our oil output and exports, scrap latest fuel increases and hike prices on international markets that will eventually lead to a fivefold increase in fuel rates in the U.S.

We will withdraw our support to the U.S. in its war on terror.

We will torpedo the Middle East peace process.

There are of course many other ideas which I cannot mention here for fear of accountability.

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[Gloria]

1. This is worth a read, people!!!!

[bpilgrim]

2. k&r

thanks for sharing :toast:

peace