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| Iraq |
| An Iraqi Doctor speaks out. |
| 2003-02-14 |
| This via His Highness Emperor Misha I. From Al Guardian no less. I've added bolding for emphasis. I write this to protest against all those people who oppose the war against Saddam Hussein, or as they call it, the "war against Iraq". I am an Iraqi doctor, I worked in the Iraqi army for six years during Iraq-Iran war and four months during Gulf war. All my family still live in Iraq. I am an Arab Sunni, not Kurdish or Shia. I am an ordinary Iraqi not involved with the Iraqi opposition outside Iraq. Good enough credentials for me. I am so frustrated by the appalling views of most of the British people, media and politicians. You aren't alone, my friend. I want to say to all these people who are against the possible war, that if you think by doing so you are serving the interests of Iraqi people or saving them, you are not. You are effectively saving Saddam. You are depriving the Iraqi people of probably their last real chance get rid of him and to get out of this dark era in their history. My family and almost all Iraqi families will feel hurt and anger when Saddam's media shows on the TV, with great happiness, parts of Saturday's demonstration in London. STRONG>But where were you when thousands of Iraqi people were killed by Saddam's forces at the end of the Gulf war to crush the uprising? Only now when the war is to reach Saddam has everybody become so concerned about the human life in Iraq. Where were you while Saddam has been killing thousands of Iraqis since the early 70s? And where are you are now, given that every week he executes people through the "court of revolution", a summary secret court run by the secret security office. Most of its sentences are executions which Saddam himself signs. I could argue one by one against your reasons for opposing this war. But just ask yourselves why, out of about 500,000 Iraqis in Britain, you will not find even 1,000 of them participating tomorrow? Your anti-war campaign has become mass hysteria and you are no longer able to see things properly. Locum consultant neurologist, London I could comment on this writing being A REAL doctor, who happens to specialise in diseases of the BRAIN, but the subtlety of said comments would be lost on those who would qualify as his patients... |
| Posted by:Ptah |
| #2 Hardly, Cat. The EU screwed up on Bosnia big time, and the UN is screwing up on Iraq. And americans, sure as hell, aren't going to even THINK about trying to unite the world: We'd rather drink our beers and sit in front of the Telly and watch football, fat, dumb and happy. But no, Osama ben naughty just couldn't let sleeping dogs lie, and now the American Rotweilers are loose and snapping the legs off of everyone who looks funny at the family kids. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2003-02-14 15:14:24 |
| #1 Yeah, I don't know if I'm too crazy about that idea either. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-02-14 14:09:11 |