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| Press finally getting a clue? |
| 2005-12-30 |
| This from Denver's "liberal" paper (i.e. they publish Rall, and their editorials, especially the cartoonist, are almost always left leaning). HT: my brother in Denver Protests being waged by minority Sunnis over the outcome of this month's elections would have been unthinkable under Saddam Hussein. Street protests in Iraq ironically signal that the country has progressed toward democracy. The protesters may be angry, but demonstrations also show that Iraqis want to exercise their civil rights and expect a say in the political process. That's a far cry from where any of Iraq's three major ethnic groups were three years ago. Street demonstrations would have been unthinkable under Saddam Hussein unless orchestrated by his minions and in support of the government. To protest on behalf of an out-of-power political party would have invited prison and death. But today, even minority Sunnis are confident enough to publicly express their grievances. Indeed, the Sunnis' strong participation in the Dec. 15 elections showed their desire to peacefully participate in the new government. |
| Posted by:Oldspook |
| #1 Can it be? Is the press waking up? Nah. Just a slipup. They'll be back to Blaming everything on Bush once they return to their original mindset (BDS). |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2005-12-30 17:14 |