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2003-03-18 Iraq

Sense of Calm Gives Way to Panic on the Streets of Baghdad

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Posted by Domingo 2003-03-18 10:17 am|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "There is also a fear that residents of Baghdad's slums will spill into wealthy neighborhoods to loot homes and businesses belonging to people who have grown rich through oil smuggling and their connections to Hussein's government."

Time for a little redistribution of wealth, eh?

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-03-18 11:46:44|| 2003-03-18 11:46:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Time for a little redistribution of wealth, eh?

Third World style.

Posted by Domingo 2003-03-18 12:00:50|| 2003-03-18 12:00:50|| Front Page Top

#3 And here I thought Iraq dealt in euros.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-03-18 12:04:43|| 2003-03-18 12:04:43|| Front Page Top

#4 it is interesting though, that western reporters giving the "mood of bagdad" always seem to be speaking with educated, presumably Sunni residents. They dont seem to make it into the Shiite slums. Not to be too optimistic at this point, but its yet one mroe reason i dont trust press reports relating to public opnion in Bagdad.

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-03-18 13:44:18|| 2003-03-18 13:44:18|| Front Page Top

#5 Actually, the crap the sensible ones are worried about is not what the Americans will do to them, but what they'll do to each other.

And they've got guns. Why not start a revolt NOW?

Posted by Ptah 2003-03-18 13:53:52|| 2003-03-18 13:53:52|| Front Page Top

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