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2003-09-09 Iraq

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Posted by Steve White 2003-09-09 2:16:02 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 BAD news. First: A democratic Irak is a mortal danger for the thugocracies, jihadocracies of the "Arab" countries. They will do their utmost to torpedo it

Second: Many of those countries have a Shiah majority opressed by a Sunni minority. That gives them a second reason to torpedo Iraq.

Third: The Arabs only moment of glory has been the Islamic conquests and Islam is an effective tool for giving the Arabs a privileged status in other countries. When the young and secular Saddam Hussein or the young and secular Haffez el Assad dreamt of a united and glorious Arab nation extending from the Iranian border to Morocco they were referring to the Arab conquests and implicitly assigned the same objective than the islamists: world domination for the Arabs. Despite having fought one another Islamism and panarabism are close brothers.

What we have to do is try as much possible to cut links between Iraq and the other Arab countries, remind them that they have a significant non-Arab minority, that the Shia are discriminated and persecuted in the other Arab countries, that they have their own glorious past in Babylon and if they want to succeed as a nation they have to define themselves as the descendents of Babylon and that they have no business playing games with the Arabs.

Posted by JFM 2003-9-9 7:41:59 AM|| 2003-9-9 7:41:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Hope they're keeping good security on this fellow.

Posted by BH 2003-9-9 10:37:57 AM|| 2003-9-9 10:37:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Given the rude backhanding they received from the "Arab League" mere weeks ago, let's hope that the Governing Council has a decent memory. The precious seat will go vacant, if they have any sense, to let them know that it is they who are not legitimate representatives of anything or anyone worthy of notice.

Posted by .com (a.k.a. Abu This!) 2003-9-9 3:04:40 PM|| 2003-9-9 3:04:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 The Arab League. Oh, boy. This should accomplish, like,... nothing.
Hope they like Zebari's moustache.

Posted by tu3031 2003-9-9 8:39:38 PM|| 2003-9-9 8:39:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Wasn't the governing council planning on sending a Kurd (or was it a Kurdish delegation?) to the Arab League to represent its seat? I'd bet THAT would get their britches in a knot.

Posted by Valentine 2003-9-9 11:48:52 PM|| 2003-9-9 11:48:52 PM|| Front Page Top

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