Iraq...what democracy?

[saalik]

It is interesting to see the hypocrisy of the u.s. govt in Iraq.

Now the illegal occupiers are placing ridiculous, undemocratic restrictions on protests.

Some examples are....the Iraqis must not wear the thobe/juba (the traditional mens clothing), they must apply in writing to protest, they must estimate how many persons will attend, how long the protest will last.

This is typical of the two-faced "democracy" being forced on other people by a terrorist occupying force.

[phatmonky]

<i>Originally posted by saalik </i><b>It is interesting to see the hypocrisy of the u.s. govt in Iraq.</b>

Now the illegal occupiers are placing ridiculous, undemocratic restrictions on protests.

Some examples are....the Iraqis must not wear the thobe/juba (the traditional mens clothing), they must apply in writing to protest, they must estimate how many persons will attend, how long the protest will last.

This is typical of the two-faced \"democracy\" being forced on other people by a terrorist occupying force.

We should have just implemented marshall law like we did in Germany and Japan. Almost no attacks against us, and then handed over a democratic nation to the people.

Iraq will have it's day, and she will be free. I look forward to it.

In the meantime, I didn't realize that a warzone couldn't have restriction that make everyone safer- keep in mind that a majority of the recent bppby traps and attacks in Iraq have injured Iraqis NOT foreign troops.

Get over it - were you one of those that expected the reconstruction to be done in a matter of weeks??

[masriahmuslimah]

Asalam~O~Alykum

I want to talk about the protest that has been going on in Iraq. Yesterday when I was reading the news on the web I read that 6 Iraqis died and 11 wounded just b/c they were protesting. The news also said they we shoot by Iraq police and u know who these guys get their commands from. If the US really wanted to give Iraq its freedom and own government it wont have given these orders to the police to fire at any protesters. I really hate this.

Salam~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Masriahmuslimah

[phatmonky]

<i>Originally posted by masriahmuslimah </i><b>Asalam~O~Alykum</b>

I want to talk about  the protest that has been going on in Iraq.  Yesterday when I was reading  the news on the web I read that 6 Iraqis died and 11 wounded just b/c they were protesting. The news also said they we shoot by Iraq police and u know who these guys get their commands from. If the US really wanted to give Iraq its freedom and own government it wont have given these orders to the police to fire at any protesters. I really hate this.

Salam~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Masriahmuslimah

Wooh, such assumptive logic! If I used this logic, I could prove ANYTHING

1>The police were in Basra, therefore orders were given by British command.

2> What a single Iraqi police officer does is NOT capable ofbeing controlled by anyone. He has a gun, is entrusted to a security position. Those officers shot because they aren't used to protestors.

"Iraqi police, believing they were under attack, opened fire into the crowd but did not hit any protesters, she said. But witnesses said the police killed some protesters."

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle...sp?story=480097

Let's think a little here, shall we? If there had been an order to fire on the crowd, a LOT more than 6 people would have died. Do you believe that when a cop in the US shoots someone for the wrong reason, it was an order to do so?? Of course not. what I really hate is jumping to conclusions.