Why The US Occupation Makes Iraqi Women Miss Saddam

[New Dawn]

A must read: http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/03/12-3

[Edweird]

1. Iraq was the most Western country in the region.

Downright liberal when compared to, say, Saudi Arabia. In absolute terms, Saddam was a dick, no doubt. But relatively speaking, he wasn't all that bad. Invading Iraq was a terrible terrible idea.

[Fumesucker]

2. A few choice paragraphs from the article..

Now they have Article 2 of the Constitution: "Islam is the official religion of the state and is a basic source of legislation." Sub-head A says "No law can be passed that contradicts the undisputed rules of Islam." Under this Article the interpretation of women's rights is left to religious leaders - and many of them are under Iranian influence.

Yanar Mohammed believes the constitution neither protects women nor ensures their basic rights. She blames the United States for abdicating its responsibility to help develop a pluralistic democracy in Iraq.

"The U.S. occupation has decided to let go of women's rights," Mohammed told reporters. "Political Islamic groups have taken southern Iraq, are fully in power there, and are using the financial support of Iran to recruit troops and allies. The financial and political support from Iran is why the Iraqis in the south accept this, not because the Iraqi people want Islamic law."

"The real ruler in Iraq now is the rule of old traditions and tribal, backward laws," Sabria says. "The biggest problem is that more women in Iraq are unaware of their rights because of the backwardness and ignorance prevailing in Iraqi society today."

[sabrina 1]

3. Christians in Iraq, who were protected under the Saddam

Hussein government, miss him also. Who would have thought that the U.S. would be viewed as worse than one of the world's best known dictators?

http://97.74.65.51/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=32478

[omega minimo]

4. Paging Mineral Man, Mineral Man, please help

the OP with their link protocol. :patriot:

[WCGreen]

5. I smell a Tony...

Miss Saddam, the feel good musical about the American Invasion of a third world country floating atop a sea of oil...

We can get Jonathan Pryce to play Saddam's half muslim half western bastard son...

We could get some scuds on the stage to replace the helicopter...

[Rhiannon12866]

6. And this guy could make a comeback...

:evilgrin: